Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU746A

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU746A
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. Rhomboidal

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Elongated point. Thick base with cortex of nodule remaining. Triangular section-slanting towards point. Worked mostly on one face. Olive shiny patination.

Length 9.7 cm
Width 4.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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