“Sandy,” the ancient stone statue discovered in 1939 on Sellars Farm in Wilson County, being a prime example of the Tennessee-Cumberland Style of Mississippian Stone Statuary crafted and used during the Mississippian Period, AD 800 – 1500, is recognized as the official state artifact of Tennessee.
Official state artifact
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-336, under State Symbols.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-336