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1917.53.94

Barbed and tanged arrow-head with bifacial retouch extending across both faces. [MN 08/12/2008]

1917.53.94

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barbed and tanged arrow-head with bifacial retouch extending across both faces. [MN 08/12/2008]
Long description
Barbed and tanged arrow-head with bifacial retouch extending across both faces. The tang is rounded and longer than the surviving full length barb which is squared. The flint has a heavy white patina on all surfaces. [MN 08/12/2008]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Edward Burnett Tylor
PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Early Bronze Age
Date collected
1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 3 mm, Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 16 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.53.94

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow-head

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