Handaxe

Museum number:
5-2463
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
N-KI 13 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1668
Description:
Palaeolithic handaxe; fine grain sandstone - quartzite; 7” l. 3 1/4” w.
Donor:
Albert Viereck
Collection place:
Neuhof Kowas, Republic of South Africa
Collector:
Albert Viereck
Collection date:
1950-1960
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 8.255 centimeters and length 17.78 centimeters
Loans:
S1963-1964 #57: University of California, Davis (February 5, 1964–May 12, 1964), S1965-1966 #35: San Mateo College/T. Curren (November 8, 1965–December 20, 1965), and S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2463, described as Palaeolithic handaxe; fine grain sandstone - quartzite; 7” l. 3 1/4” w.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2463, described as Palaeolithic handaxe; fine grain sandstone - quartzite; 7” l. 3 1/4” w.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2463, described as Palaeolithic handaxe; fine grain sandstone - quartzite; 7” l. 3 1/4” w.

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