Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU740
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU740 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. butt partly squared off. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Called "pre-Chellean." Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Cordiform. Broad, rounded base composed of cortex. Light yellow shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 10.2 cm |
| Width | 7.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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