Awl

13181

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 13181
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

Awl. Drill (石錐). Long narrow projection. Bifacially retouched. Light colored stone. Awls have been found in sites from the Late Paleolithic to the Yayoi Periods.

Length 2.4 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number 12 - Other Number

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