Museum of the Origins of Man


UPPER PALEOLITHIC ZOOMORPHIC ENGRAVINGS ON BONE AND IVORY

Fig. F29) Engraving on ivory fragment.
It depicts a mammouth.
Size: length 8 cm.
Origin: Malta (Siberia).

Fig. F30) Engraving on bone.
Herd of reindeers.
The first and last animal are completely represented, while the others have depicted only the webbed horns and the legs consisting of simple lines.
Size: length 20 cm.
Origin: Teyiat (France).

Fig. F30bis) Engraving on bone (drawing).
Hare head.
The hare is depicted with ears upright, in alertness.
Engraving made with a flint tool used as a chisel.
Dating: 10,000 years ago about.
Origin: Polesini cave (Tivoli, Roma).
Location: Museum Pigorini, Roma.





NEXT

Index

HOME PAGE

Copyright©1999-2020 by Museum of the Origins of Man, all rights reserved.