Accession No

1900.316.14


Description

Projectile point or arrowhead made from flaked stone. Small triangular point with straight blade; deep corner notches with expanding stem, rounded ears and a concave base; bifacially worked pink to grey stone.


Place

Americas; North America; United States of America; Texas; Colorado River


Period

?Palaeo-Indian ?Archaic ?Historic


Source

English, H. [collector and vendor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1900.316.14


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

28mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Handwritten label affixed within Accession Register reads: 'No.4) 17 flints from camp near Colorado river, 40 m from Austin, Texas. The knife is rarely found.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Auction / Sale)
Lot no. 17. Purchased along with 1903.313-317 for £2:12:6.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1900.316.1-17: 'Sixteen javelin and arrowheads and portion of a stone knife of good workmanship.'
Event Date 1900
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Projectile point or arrowhead made from flaked stone. Small triangular point with straight blade; deep corner notches with expanding stem, rounded ears and a concave base; bifacially worked pink to grey stone.
Event Date 26/3/2025
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:326377

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