Flake
Coup-de-Poing
EU788
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU788 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Paleolithic |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe |
| Period | Paleolithic |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Heavy thick flake worked to elongate coup-de-poing shape. England, Swanscombe. Lower Palaeolithic. Revised Card: Flint Flake. Probably naturally fractured. Thick. Portion of cortex remaining. Yellow-brown patination on lower face. Later flaking of striking platform and upper face. Much rolled and battered. England, Kent, Swanscombe. Palaeolithic. |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 6.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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