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Object Number 2011.1.40
Display Title Antler socket handles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Antler handles, hollowed out on one end, cracked and split
Classification
  • Handle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • European Neolithic styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall (measurement of one): 9.1 x 8 x 4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 2011.1.40

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