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Axes (tools): GR.159.1909

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Hand axe

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.047 m
Length: 0.22 m
Width: 0.055 m

Place(s) associated

  • Greece ⪼ Greece

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Dawkins, R.M., Professor

Materials used in production

Stone

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.159.1909
Primary reference Number: 68554
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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