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Object Number 2004.24.18107
Display Title Mural of the sorcerer
Descriptions
Object Description The sorcerer. Paleolithic art mural engraving and black paint. Cavern of Trois Freres, Ariege, France. Acc. No. 46-564. C.F. G.G. MacCurdy, Human Origins. Fig. 151. Photo by F.B. Pleasants.
Subject
  • Animal
  • Antler
  • Art
  • Sorcerer
  • Mural
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / Ariege
Intrasite Trois freres; Trois freres cavern
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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