Antler

Cast

EU2572

From: France | Basses-Pyrenees | Arudy | Grotte des Espelugues

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU2572
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Magdalenian IV
Provenience France | Basses-Pyrenees | Arudy | Grotte des Espelugues
Period Magdalenian IV
Section European
Materials Antler | Plaster
Technique Carved
Description

Original Card: Cast - Carved antler. Fragment of "baguette." Convex on one side, flat on the other. Hollow aculpture on convex side. Ornamentation consists of double spirals, nude or ornamented with leaves; placed side by side. Grotte des Espelungues d'Arudy. Magdalenian.

Revised Card - Carved antler (Cast) - Conventionalized design. Fragment of "baguette." Convex on one side, flat on the other. Hollow sculpture on convex side. Ornamentation consists of double spirals, nude or ornamented with leaves; placed side by side.

See L'Art Pendant l'age de Renne, Pl. LXXXV. No. 3. France, Basses-Pyrenees, Arudy, Grotte des Aspelugues. Magdalenian IV

Length 7.2 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Reproductions made by the Musee de St. Germain, France, 1923
Other Number 4 - Other Number

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