Point

Arrowhead

13201

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 13201
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain)
Date Made Jomon - Yayoi
Section Asian
Materials Obsidian
Technique Flaked
Description

Arrowpoint (石鏃) or obsidian. Tip missing. Concave end with two very long barbs. Retouched on both sides. Translucent light and dark colored obsidian. This is one of three arrowheads, 13183, 13196 and 13201, which not only have concave bases but are waisted at the center section. The tangs at the end are exagerated. This special charateristic may simply be a variant of the bifacially retouched arrowheads with concave bases which have been found throughout Japan and can be dated to the Jomon and Yayoi Periods.

Length 1.7 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number 25? - Other Number

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