Point
Arrowhead
2344
From: Japan | Honshu | Nagano Prefecture | Chubu Region | Shinshiu
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2344 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Honshu | Nagano Prefecture | Chubu Region | Shinshiu |
| Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Stone |
| Technique | Flaked | Chipped |
| Description | Arrowhead or point. Elongated triangle shape. Long tang. Bifacially retouched. Tiny. White opaque stone. 2344 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. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF | None - Other Number |
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