Hand Axe

Reproduction

37-32-1

From: France | Montmorency Forest

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number 37-32-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Abbevillian
Provenience France | Montmorency Forest
Creator Leon Coutier
Period Modern | Abbevillian
Date Made 1930-1937 CE
Section European
Materials Sandstone
Description

Sandstone. Abbevillian type handaxe. Made by M. Leon Coutier to demonstrate stone-on-anvil technique.

Height 7.1 cm
Length 17.5 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of the American School of Prehistoric Research, though Virginia Beggs, 1937

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