Flake
Knife (uncertain)
Scraper (uncertain)
2279C
From: Japan | Honshu | Kanagawa Prefecture | Yokohama
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 2279C |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan | Honshu | Kanagawa Prefecture | Yokohama |
Period | Paleolithic, Japan (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
Date Made | Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Stone |
Technique | Flaked | Chipped |
Inscription Language | English Language |
Description | Flake which may have been used as a knife or a scraper. Cortex on part of flake. Percussion bulb visible on one side. Series of long scars on other side. Black stone. |
Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
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