Object Number | 13177 |
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 or Drill (石錐). Rounded body with very long narrow point. Retouched on both sides of point. Brown stone. Awls have been found in sites from the Late Paleolithic to the Yayoi Periods. This example has a particularly long and narrow point. |
Length | 4.5 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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