Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU649
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU649 |
| 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. More nearly oval. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton St. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint - Thick oval. Largely compsed of frost fractures. In shape of hand axe and possibly used as such. Grayish and dark shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Palaeolithic. |
| Length | 9.9 cm |
| Width | 6.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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