Accession No
1900.317.8
Description
Projectile point or arrowhead made from flaked stone. Narrow triangular point with straight blade; expanding stem with deep central basal notch and rounded ears; bifacially worked white flecked brown stone. Both barbs broken and missing.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Texas; Nueces County; Corpus Christi
Period
?Palaeo-Indian ?Archaic ?Historic
Source
English, H. [collector and vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1900.317.8
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
62mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Handwritten label affixed within Accession Register reads: 'No.5) 11 flints from camp near sea, 11 m from Corpus Christi, Texas (Gulf of Mexico).'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Auction / Sale)
Lot no. 11. Purchased along with 1903.313-317 for £2:12:6.
Event Date 1900
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1900.317.1-11: 'Eleven flints: nine arrow and javelin heads and two thin triangular implements, the smaller with curved base of very fine workmanship.'
Event Date 1900
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Projectile point or arrowhead made from flaked stone. Narrow triangular point with straight blade; expanding stem with deep central basal notch and rounded ears; bifacially worked white flecked brown stone. Both barbs broken and missing.
Event Date 26/3/2025
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:326389
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