~ Late Mississippian Georgia ~ Cirle Roller ~ Game Stone ~
Height: 1 5/8" x 2 5/8" wide
Grade: 10
Description: Late Mississippian Photo-Historic (1500-1600 AD.) Circle Roller Game Stone made of ferriganous Quartz. Pecked, ground and polished and purposefully formed to roll on the ground in a circular pattern so that when it was rolled on the gound it would vear off to the left or right depending on how it was held. These were used in a game of chance in which each contestant would kneel down and roll the disc on a clay course toward a series of slots position on a small eladed hill, much like the arcade room Slots Game, the higher up on the hill the ball would roll into a slot, the higher the score. So on the playing course,they were aiming for the highest score, the higher the stone would roll into a specific slot the higher the score. These are rare since they only played the game during the Late Mississippian to Proto-Historic time period.
Provenance: Found many years ago on private property with permission. Found in North Georgia -Talledega Co. Georgia.
