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handaxe
Object Type
handaxe
Museum number
1982,1004.1328
Description
Flint handaxe Object is highly patinated, slightly stained and highly abraded.
Cultures/periods
Lower Palaeolithic
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Cookham Dean
Materials
flint
Dimensions
Length:
122 millimetres
Weight:
482 grammes
Thickness:
46 millimetres
Width:
86 millimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Acquisition date
1982
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1982,1004.1328
Additional IDs
Previous owner/ex-collection number:
84141
(Wellcome Collection Number)