Spear Thrower
Cast
12006
From: France | Dordogne | Laugerie Basse
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 12006 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Magdalenian IV |
| Provenience | France | Dordogne | Laugerie Basse |
| Period | Magdalenian IV | Modern |
| Date Made | 1860-1894 CE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Antler | Plaster |
| Description | Cast of spear thrower of reindeer antler. Below the hock there is a horse's head, carved in low relief, beyond which is an elongated figure, apparently a reindeer. In front of the latter's head there is a slightly scratched outline, evidently representing a fish. On the opposite side of the implement a "short tail, hind quarters and belly-line" is represented. |
| Length | 30 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1894 |
| Other Number | Receipt 414: 356 - Old Museum Number |
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