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double bevel base point
;
portable art
Object Type
double bevel base point
portable art
Museum number
Palart.360
Description
Fragment of double bevelled point (antler) near cylindrical in section; broken at the tip and through the shaft. Lower surface corroded, upper plain and each side surface decorated with a now incomplete fish in low relief. These are arranged to duplicate each other, but, one being a little forward of the other, the balance is inaccurate. The bodies are marked with diagonal striations with a double edging line above.
Cultures/periods
Magdalenian
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Madeleine, La (Tursac)
Materials
antler
Dimensions
Length:
5.60 centimetres
Thickness:
1.10 centimetres
Width:
1.20 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Sieveking 1987 / A Catalogue of Palaeolithic Art in the British Museum
(360)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
fish
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Henry Christy
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
Palart.360