Flint Handaxe from Egypt, Neolithic

Made:
9000-2700 BCE in Lower Egypt
Flaked axe, flint, probably Neolithic from Lower Nile, Egypt Flaked axe, flint, probably Neolithic from Lower Nile, Egypt

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Flaked axe, flint, probably Neolithic from Lower Nile, Egypt
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Flaked axe, flint, probably Neolithic from Lower Nile, Egypt
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Flaked axe, flint, probably Neolithic from Lower Nile, Egypt

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1981-2093
Materials:
flint and complete
Measurements:
overall: 166 x 75 x 40 mm
weight: 3.923kg
weight: 8.64878lbs
type:
flints, axes (tools) and hand tools
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust