Point

Arrowhead

13182

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 13182
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain)
Date Made Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi
Section Asian
Materials Stone
Technique Flaked | Chipped
Description

Point or arrowhead (石鏃). Triangular point. Stem. Tiny. Bifacially retouched. Brown stone. 13182 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 2.2 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number 34 - Other Number

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