Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU679A
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU679A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type. Elongate, sharp-pointed. Rounded shape of butt determined by cortex. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Elongated oval. Base composed of cortex. Oliva and orange shiny speckled patination. Frost fracture. |
| Length | 8 cm |
| Width | 4.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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