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Engraved bone. This bird bone has engraved drawings on one side. A reindeer head facing left is drawn in the centre. The head is shown with the nose up, the face is highlighted with dots, the mouth is open and the antlers are drawn horizontal along the top surface of the bone as if tipped backwards. Four deeper, horizontal parallel lines have been incised below the antlers behind the head. The pose of the head suggests that the animal is swimming. Left of this central drawing there is a second, larger but less distinct head which also has a spotted face.
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