Biface, commonly referred to as a hand ax
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 400,000–240,000 B.C.
Medium: Flint
Dimensions: L. 9.6 × W. 6.5 × Th. 1.9 cm, Wt. 122.7g (3 13/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/4 in., 4.328oz.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Lower Paleolithic Period
Gift of C. T. Currelly, 1906
Date range
-400000 – -240000
Largest dimension
1.9 cm
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Biface, commonly referred to as a hand ax
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