Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU693
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU693 |
| 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. Shapely oval (broken) Fine retouch. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint hand axe - Cordiform. Rounded edge forming base. Very large frost fracture on one side. Shiny patination-orange on one face, yellow-orange on other face. Well worked. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 13.5 cm |
| Width | 9.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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