Hand Axe
EU853
From: England | West Suffolk | Bury St. Edmunds
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU853 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | England | West Suffolk | Bury St. Edmunds |
| Period | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint implement (worked flake) - Racloir, with poing. Acheulian type of retouch. England, Suffolk, Bury St. Edmunds. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Oval. Shiny yellow speckled patination with bluish tinge. Retouch, of recent date, forming oblique rectilinear edge at point. England, Suffolk, Bury St. Edwards. Middle Acheulian? |
| Length | 8.2 cm |
| Width | 4.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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