Point
Arrowhead
2342
From: Japan | Honshu | Nagano Prefecture | Chubu Region | Shinshiu
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2342 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Honshu | Nagano Prefecture | Chubu Region | Shinshiu |
| Period | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Stone |
| Technique | Flaked | Chipped |
| Description | Small arrowhead or point. Triangular shape with concave end. Dark colored stone. This is one of more than forty bifacially retouched arrowheads with concave bases in the collection. This form of arrowhead occurs in sites from the Jomon to Yayoi Period. They can be found throughout Japan. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF |
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