handle(?)
- Museum number
- As1981,Q.12
- Description
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Knife handle (?) in the form of a hollow section of bone with incised narrative decoration of a man beating off a wolf chasing reindeer, within borders of crosses and scallops. On one wider side, a wolf, who chases two reindeer depicted on one of the narrower sides, and on the other wider side a man holds a stick to beat off the wolf, while a reindeer escapes.
- Production date
- 19thC(late)-20thC(early) (?)
- Dimensions
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Length: 12 centimetres
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Width: 2.60 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition notes
- Acquisition details unknown.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- As1981,Q.12