Point

Arrowhead

13192

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 13192
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain)
Date Made Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi
Section Asian
Materials Obsidian
Technique Flaked | Chipped
Description

Arrowhead, point or drill (石錐) . Elongated oval. Bifacially retouched. Translucent obsidian. 13186, 13192, 13200, 29-192-9 and 29-183-24 are very narrow elongated bifacially retouched points. Each one is quite wide in the center. 29-192-9 is the largest of the group. These objects are probably another form of arrowhead or point which can tentatively be dated anywhere from the Late Paleolithic Period to Yayoi Period.

Length 2.2 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

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