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1190244001
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Amulet, carved from a bear incisor, in the form of a bird, such as raven, with the top half of a human or mammal figure, arms on chest, carved upside down on the bird belly. The eyes of the bird are indicated with awl depressions, the back of the bird is decorated with awl spots, and pierced with two holes for suspension, and the bird tail is indicating by a small projection. The face of the mammal is carved in conventional formline style. The whole tooth is very substantially worn, cracked and patinated. Attached is a pre-accession label, a printed '10' overwritten with '10/-'.
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