Point
29-183-16
From: Japan | Samani
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Samani |
| Object Number | 29-183-16 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Samani |
| Period | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Jomon |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Obsidian |
| Technique | Flaked |
| Description | Flaked point of black obsidian. Thin. Triangular with concave base. This is one of more than forty bifacially retouched arrowheads with concave bases in the collection. This form of arrowhead occurs in sites from the Jomon to Yayoi Period. They can be found throughout Japan. |
| Length | 2.8 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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