Point

29-183-14

From: Japan | Samani

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Samani
Object Number 29-183-14
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese
Provenience Japan | Samani
Period Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain)
Date Made Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi
Section Asian
Materials Obsidian
Technique Flaked
Description

Flaked point of black obsidian. Thin. Point broken off. Tanged with squared off end. 29-183-14 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 3.5 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929
Other Number None - Field No SF

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