Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU679D
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU679D |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Paleolithic |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit |
| Period | Paleolithic |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type. Elongate, sharp-pointed. Rounded shape of butt determined by cortex. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Pointed cordiform. Large portion of cortex remaining on one face. Olive gray shiny patination. Older, worn, orange patination. |
| Length | 9 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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