Handaxe

Museum number:
5-4058
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1959
Description:
Quartzite core axe; bifaced; 1. 10.5 cm.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Matafari, Angola
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
Summer 1964
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 10.5 centimeters and length 1 centimeters
Loans:
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 5-4058, described as Quartzite core axe; bifaced; 1. 10.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4058, described as Quartzite core axe; bifaced; 1. 10.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4058, described as Quartzite core axe; bifaced; 1. 10.5 cm.

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