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Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Hand Axe

c. 120,000–30,000 BCE

Egypt, Paleolithic period

black to dark-green flint
Overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.42
Location: Not on view
  • El-Haraga
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Reproduced: p. 121; Mentioned: p. 121
  • 1915.41 and 1915.42: CMA 1916, nos. 153, 152, p. 224
  • {{cite web|title=Hand Axe|url=false|author=|year=c. 120,000–30,000 BCE|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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