Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU760
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU760 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-point type. Thick wide base, narrows suddenly to point. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Pointed cordiform. Thick, wide base, narrower suddenly to point. Light olive brown mottled shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 10.3 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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