Hand Axe

12588

From: France | Seine-et-Marne | Chelles

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number 12588
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience France | Seine-et-Marne | Chelles
Locus RR quarry
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Quartzitic. Fractured. Base of large hand-axe. Orange brown shiny patination. Slightly worn.

Length 12 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893

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