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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