Hand Axe
11452I
From: France | Somme | Abbeville
Curatorial Section: European
Object Number | 11452I |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Middle Acheulian |
Provenience | France | Somme | Abbeville |
Locus | Chemin de Poste Quarry |
Period | Middle Acheulian |
Section | European |
Materials | Flint |
Description | Flint hand-axe. Oval pointed. Somewhat pointed edge at base. Shiny patination - mottled bluish grey, turning to white on one face to which reddish sands are adhering. France, Somme, Abbeville, Chemin de Poste Quarry. Middle Acheulian type. |
Length | 16.5 cm |
Width | 9.7 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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