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Arrowhead

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image, titled "Arrowhead" by an unnamed artist, shows a reddish-brown, teardrop-shaped stone object with a pointed top and rounded bottom. The object has jagged edges with visible facets. A black mark is present on the object's surface, and there are some red markings to the left. The object casts a shadow on a textured gray background, which appears to be a wall. The object is positioned centrally in the image.

Artwork Details

Medium
Sandstone, chert or flint
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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