Item BR152
This Item was Sold on 21 October
2010 for $18
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This beautiful lithic reproduction of a spear point with
elegant parallel flaking was made by Virgil Tonn, a
rancher from Georgetown, just north of Austin, Texas. The
material is Brandon Flint from Norfolk County in the United
Kingdom. Virgil achieves the beautiful flake patterns by
grinding down a blank to a perfect configuration and then he
flakes it. This grinding technique was perfected by the
ancient Egyptians, but not by Native Americans. This is one
of the nicest Tonn points ever made. Length = 60 mm ; Weight
= 5.3 gm