Biface
- Object Name:
- Biface
- Object ID:
- 1966.545.596
- Description:
- Obsidian, biface, projectile point. Surfaces quite shiny. Shape from top roughly oval. Sides slightly convex. Evidence napping along edges to create shape. What might be considered a point, broken off and missing. Edge straight with slight undulations tapering to probably broken-off point. At opposite end, shape tapers down to neck with slightly rounded end. Tapers slightly concave along edge. Cross section flattened oval. Longitudinal cross section flat with slight bend from front to back. Portion of paper label stuck to one side: "596". Paper tag with pencil writing: "projectile point / obsidian / Oregon / 1500 yrs. old". Accession number on tag.
- Material:
- Stone
Obsidian - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-2 D-0.3 inches Weight-0.3 oz
- Provenance:
- Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #594: "Sold to me as a knife by Curio dealer Denver Col".
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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