Object Number | 13198 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Period | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
Date Made | Jomon - Yayoi |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Stone |
Technique | Flaked | Chipped |
Description | Arrowhead (石鏃) or point. Elongated triangular point. Bifacially retouched. Chip in side. Opaque white stone. This is one of three simple triangular arrowheads in the museum's collection. Triangular points have been found in Jomon sites such as Nabatake in Saga Prefecture and Yayoi sites such as Kakoishihama, Kyoto Prefecture. |
Length | 2 cm |
Width | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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