Ancient Throwing Stone or Tool? South Carolina landscape Perfect for filling with new

Perfect for filling with new powders and tonics

showing off the dexterity of its maker

with a diameter of 6 inches at the lip and 2

and casting such great shadows

it feels both ancient and decidedly modern

Ancient Throwing Stone or Tool? South Carolina landscape Perfect for filling with newI purchased this from a wonderful dealer in New Hampshire whose cabinet of curiosities includes objects decommissioned from museums and science departments as well as gathered from estate collections all over. She didn't know the origins of this stone and neither do I, but it sure looks like a throwing stone to me! If not certainly used as a tool of some sort, with a couple of divets on the bottom one just the right shape for a thumb gripping it.