Screw Driver Burin

EU616

From: France | Dordogne | La Madeleine

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU616
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Magdalenian
Provenience France | Dordogne | La Madeleine
Period Magdalenian
Date Made 15000-10000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - One of "two rough gravers . . . showing a falling off in flint working (Smith). See EU577. France, Dordogne, La Madeleine. Magdalenian.

Revised Card: Flint screw driver burin - One of "two rouch gravers...showing a falling off in flint working" (R. A. Smith of British Museum). See #U 577. "Bec-de-flute". Yellow-brown flint. #17. France, Dordogne, La Madeleine. Magdalenian.

Length 6.4 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of the British Museum, 1919
Other Number 17 - Other Number

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