Point
Arrowhead
29-183-31
From: Japan | Samani
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-183-31 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Samani |
| Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Obsidian |
| Technique | Flaked |
| Description | Flaked point of black obsidian. Triangular body with large tang. Point broken off. Tanged with broken off end. Partially translucent with parallel non-translucent streaks. 29-183-31 is one of many stemmed points in the collection. Stemmed points or arrowheads appear in sites from the Late Paleolithic to Yayoi Period. Without context arrowheads such as these can only be assigned a broad date range. |
| Length | 2.3 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF |
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