Handaxe

Museum number:
5-1638
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302 and Acc.1483
Description:
Hand-axe; brown flint
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff, University Appropriation, and University of Cambridge
Collection place:
Egypt
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Flint (rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1960 and 1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 10.1 centimeters and width 7.6 centimeters
Loans:
S1963-1964 #31: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (October 25, 1963–October 31, 1963), S1964-1965 #34b: University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia) (November 25, 1964–March 25, 1966), and S1964-1965 #72: Heard Museum (March 25, 1965–September 24, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1638, described as Hand-axe; brown flintHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1638, described as Hand-axe; brown flintHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1638, described as Hand-axe; brown flintHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1638, described as Hand-axe; brown flint
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1638, described as Hand-axe; brown flint

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