Point
Arrowhead
29-183-39
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Uragawa | Uragawa Hill
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-183-39 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Uragawa | Uragawa Hill |
Period | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
Date Made | Jomon |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Obsidian |
Technique | Flaked |
Description | Point or arrowhead. Obsidian flaked stone tool. Triangular with concave end. Thin. Translucent throughout. 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. |
Length | 2.1 cm |
Width | 1.2 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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