Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU675
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU675 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Upper Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit |
| Period | Upper Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type. Elongate type, slender, fine workmanship. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Probably Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Lanceolate. Slender. Light colored mottled shiny patination with bluish tinge. Large frost fracture, of more recent date, on side. Fine workmanship. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Upper Acheulian type. |
| Length | 12.8 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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