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barbed point
;
portable art
Object Type
barbed point
portable art
Museum number
1864,1226.1512
Description
Distal fragment of biserially barbed antler point anciently broken at both ends. The surfaces are corroded. The three remaining barbs are angular, have a central incision on both faces and are asymmetrically arranged. The distal end tapers to a short point damaged by an ancient tongued break. The upper face of the shaft shows a central ridge partially hollowed to shape slight protuberances. Convex cross-section on the shaft.
Cultures/periods
Magdalenian
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Courbet Cave
Materials
antler
Dimensions
Length:
59.70 millimetres
Weight:
6.40 grammes
Thickness:
8.70 millimetres
Width:
23.60 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Owen 1869 / Description of the Cavern of Bruniquel and its organic contents
Cartailhac 1903 / Les stations de Bruniquel sur les bords de l'Aveyron
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Vicomte louis Marie de Lastic Saint-Jal
Acquisition date
1864
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1864,1226.1512