Accession No
1924.1019
Description
Handaxe
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Bedfordshire; Kempston
Period
Lower Palaeolithic
Source
Gray, W. (Rev) [collector and donor]; Evans, John (Sir) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.1019; 2262 [Gray Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'KEMPSTON. BEDFORD. 1886.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten Gray label affixed to object reads: '2262'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten Evans label affixed to object reads: 'KEMPSTON BEDFORD 1886'. And in a later hand 'D'.
Event Date 1886
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Other owners)
Collected by Sir John Evans in 1886.
Event Date 1886
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Handaxe
Event Date 13/4/1988
Author: maa
Context (Other owners)
This handaxe bear the distinctive label and marking of Sir John Evans, as well as a label belonging to Rev. Gray. It is likely that it was first in Evans' collection and then moved to Gray's possession. Evans has therefore been added to the Source field.
Event Date 25/6/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:25048
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