Sale Highlight! 4 5/8" Hopewell Shovel Pendant - tallied & engraved -Washington Co., OH. Pictured!!

Possibly the best Shovel Pendant in the Root collection. 4 5/8" Hopewell Shovel Pendant that is tallied and nicely engraved on both sides made from red and black Banded Slate. Found along the Muskingum River Adams Twp. Washington Co. Ohio by Fred Shuman between 1905-1920. Pictured in Who’s Who #10 page 384"Ohio Archaeologist Volume 34 #4 page 17" Who's Who #2 page 58"Ohio Archaeologist Volume 12 #3-4 page 100 - 1962 and Ohio Archaeologist Volume 52 #3 page 12. Ex. Fred B. Shuman (#1279) Archie Diller Charlie Smith Dr. John Winsch Collections. From the collection of the late David L. Root. This item will be pictured in the upcoming book The Collection of David Leigh Root Vol. 3 which will come out in early 2023.