- Museum number
- 1962,1206.137
- Description
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Flint point with parallel, slightly convex edges tapering to a point. The base is slightly concave. Both faces are modified by invasive flat, sub-parallel retouch originating from the edges. Following retouch the piece has been thinned on both sides by the removal of a flake, also known as a 'flute' along the long axis, originating from the base.
- Production date
- 11000BC
- Dimensions
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Length: 85.50 millimetres
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Width: 29.80 millimetres
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Depth: 0.75 millimetres
- Location
- On display (G26/dc17)
- Exhibition history
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2019 15 May-9 Sep, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' PROMISED
2018 19 Apr-22 Jul, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2017 28 Jun-08 Oct, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2017 1 Mar-31 May, National Museum of China, Beijing, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2016-2017 08 Sep-29 Jan, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2016 13 Feb-18 Jun, National Museum of Western Australia, Perth, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2015-2016 20 Sep-11 Jan, Kobe City Museum, Kobe, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2015 14 Jul–6 Sep, Kyushu National Museum, Dazaifu, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2015 18 Apr–28 Jun, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2014-2015 13 Dec-15 Mar, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2014 23 Apr-01 Aug, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects’
2010-2011, London, BM/BBC, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
1999 25 Jun-Present, BM Room 26; Gallery of North America, Case: "The First Americans / Hopewell Pipes from Mound City, Ohio"
- Acquisition date
- 1962
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1962,1206.137
