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Object Number
71-19-40/5506
Display Title
Pointed instrument made of boar tusk. Suidae, probably sus scrofa.
Descriptions
Object Description
Suidae (probably sus scrofa) tusk.
Modified: sharpened point.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, utilized, tusk, sharpened to point
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake dwellings; Lake Neuchatel
Materials
Tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
5506
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.25.23 | Ornament made of tusk. Suidae, sus scrofa, tooth. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5114 | Awls made of boars tusks. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk. |
Point
|
St. Aubin
| |
| 71-19-40/5115 | Pendants made of boars tusk. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5507 | Pointed instrument made of boar tusk |
Faunal Remain
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5116 | Pendants made of boars tusk, dogs teeth. Canine teeth and wild pig tusk. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5500 | Chisels made of boars tusk |
Utilized bone
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5117 | Pointed pieces of boars tusk |
Utilized bone
|
Concise
| |
| 71-19-40/5083 | Tusks of boar, pointed |
Utilized bone
|
St. Aubin
| |
| 71-19-40/5082 | Tusks of boar, pointed |
Utilized bone
|
St. Aubin
| |
| 71-19-40/5081 | Tusks of boar, pointed |
Utilized bone
|
Switzerland
| |
|
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for Scrapers made of tusks of boar, perforated
| 71-19-40/5092 | Scrapers made of tusks of boar, perforated |
Scraper
|
Switzerland
| |
| 34-93-40/1454 | Worked boar's tusk |
Raw Material
Utilized bone |
Homolka
|