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Biface, commonly referred to as a hand ax

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 90,000–5,000 BCE

Medium: Flint

Dimensions: l. 9.5 x w. 6.9 x th. 2.2 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 7/8 in.)

Country: Egypt

Period: Paleolithic to Neolithic

Rogers Fund, 1925

Date range
-90000 – -5000
Largest dimension
2.2 cm
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