Code: 1717
Description: A Palaeolithic sub-triangular brown chert pointed handaxe with deep brown patina. Bifacially flaked with a straight cutting edge, the tip (perhaps 10-15 mm) lost, a large chip to the base and an old collectors label (now largely illegible) pasted on one side. Originally a nice implement, found at Thebes, Egypt.
Size: 95 mm/3.7 ins. in length
Culture: Egyptian
Date: c. 200,000-50,000 years B.P.
