Nine Bifaces

Medium

Flint, quartzite

Dimensions

2018.51.1: H. 10 1/8 in. (26 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 1 1/5 in. (4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12 oz. (1240 g); 2018.51.2: H. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz (1029 g); 2018.51.3: H. 9 1/2 in. ( 24 cm); W. 5 5/16 in. (13.1 cm); D. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (833 g); 2018.51.4: H. 5 3/16 in. (13.6 cm); W: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm); D: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (329 g); 2018.51.5: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); D.1 11/16 in. (4.25 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (336 g); 2018.51.6: H. 5 1/16 in. (12.85 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.95 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. 15 oz. (437 g); 2018.51.7: H. 5 1/8 in. (12.95 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (266 g); 2018.51.8: H. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); W. 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 10 oz. (290 g); 2018.51.9: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 3 7/16 in. (8.75 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 13 oz (367 g)

Classification

Tools

Culture

Acheulean

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, and funds from various donors, 2018

Accession Number

2018.51.1–.9