Point
Arrowhead
29-192-10
From: Japan | Honshu | Kawachi Province | Tochigi Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-192-10 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan | Honshu | Kawachi Province | Tochigi Prefecture |
Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Stone |
Technique | Flaked | Chipped |
Description | Narrow elongated point with long narrow tang. One end missing. Retouched. Gray stone. 29-192-10 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 | 3.6 cm |
Width | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | The Chinese Expedition, C. W. Bishop, 1915-1918 |
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