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Object Number
969-33-40/8994
Display Title
CAST of: Carving in bone of mammoth, 12 cm. from tusk to tail tapering to 3 cm i
Descriptions
Object Description
CAST of: Carving in bone of mammoth, 12 cm. from tusk to tail tapering to 3 cm in length in area of feet. 6 cm high. Presumably terminal of a spear thrower
Inventory Description
Cast, carved zoomorphic figure, mammoth?
Classification
- Casting
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Magdalenian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
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Tarn et Garonne
Additional Geographic Terms
Bruniquel
Materials
Plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 6.1 x 1.4 cm (4 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
969-33-40/8994; 2801
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