************ ATTENTION EBAYER VEIWERS THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND HAS BEEN VERIFIED THE BUYER OF THIS CAN BRING THEIR OWN EXPERT AND HAVE IT AUTHENTICATED BY THEIR OWN EXPERT ************  IF THE BUYER DOES NOT LIKE THE ARTIFACT ALL MONIES WILL BE REFUNDED *********** ONLY KNOWN ARTIFACT LIKE THIS IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR,,, THIS ARTIFACT IS VERY VERY VERY OLD !!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY RARE LARGE ANCIENT INDIAN ARTIFACT DISCOVERED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF A KIND ARTIFACT IT IS 3 CARVED EFFIGIES MADE INTO ONE !!!!! ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE EFFIGY IT LOOKS LIKE A FISH WITH GILLS,,, YOU CAN TURN IT TO THE LEFT AND THEN FLIP IT OVER TO THE RIGHT AND IT'S STILL A FISH AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES !!!!! THERE IS A EYE,GILLS,AND LINES CARVED INTO THE EFFIGY,,, THE LINES THAT ARE TOWARD THE TAIL ARE DOUBLE SPACED AND GO COMPLETLY AROUND THE EFFIGY AS WELL WITH OTHER MARKINGS ON THE EFFIGY !!!!!!  ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EFFIGY WHEN YOU FACE IT TO THE LEFT IT LOOKS LIKE A DOLPHIN EVEN WITH A BLOWHOLE CARVED ON THE TOP , WHEN YOU TURN THE EFFIGY AROUND TO THE RIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE A SEAL OR  A WALRUS CHECK OUT THE WRINKLES CARVED INTO THE PEICE !!!!! A FEW MONTHS AGO AT THE UNITED AUBURN TRIBAL CENTER IN AUBURN,CALIFORNIA I WAS TOLD I COULD DONATE,SELL,OR PUT THESE EFFIGIES BACK WHERE THEY WERE FOUND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY !!!!! THE EFFIGY IS TRULY A ONE OF A KIND PEICE AFTER DOING COUNTLESS HOURS SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THERE IS NOTHING EVEN LIKE IT,,, IT IS "WATERWORN" AND HAD TO HAVE BEEN IN A RIVER SYSTEM FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS TO DO THAT TO IT !!!!!!! THE INTELLECT TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PEICE IS AMAZING ,,,,, I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET FOR CALIFORNIA EFFIGIES OF OCEAN CREATURES AND TO MY AMAZEMENT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THIS PEICE ANYWHERE !!!!!!!!!  THE EFFIGY IS 9 1/2 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 2 1/2 INCHES WIDE AND IS 3 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 3.95 POUNDS ANYMORE PICTURES NEEDED PLEASE NOTIFY ME,,, I HAVE ALREADY EMAILED PICTURES TO THE "SMITHSONIAN" THERE ARE 12 PICTURES FOR YOUR VEIWING PLEASURE,,,,, THANKS FOR LOOKING !!!!! --------FREE SHIPPING AND INSURANCE FOR THE BUYER !!!!!! ************This artifact contains calaverite in tiny amounts check out my other listings "CALAVERITE" CALAVERITE IS A TELLURIDE OF GOLD WHICH MAKES THIS ARTIFACT MORE RARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!  ************ BUYER CAN HAVE THEIR OWN EXPERT LOOK AT THIS AND VERIFIY THIS IN FRONT OF THE BUYER MONEY BACK GUARANTEE BID WITH CONFIDENCE ***********