Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU659
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU659 |
| 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. Oval. (Broken). England, Swanscombe, Milton St. (Kent). Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Oval, "limande" shape. Rounded edge forming base. Large V-shaped frost fracture on side. Yellow-white patination. Very much rolled. Point reworked at later date. Well worked. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 13.8 cm |
| Width | 8.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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