M0011845/M0011845EA/M0011845EB: Photograph of a cast of a carved shaft straightener of mammoth tusk, from the Magdalenian peoples in the Upper Palaeolithic period

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Cast of Magdalenian carved shaft straightener of mammoth tusk, Upper Palaeolithic period.

Photograph of a cast of a carved shaft straightener of mammoth tusk, from the Magdalenian peoples in the Upper Palaeolithic period. Two images on one slide. The first (top) bears incised representations of masked imp-like figures, horses, a cervid's head, a serpent, birds, etc. from the region of Teyjat, Dordogne. The second image (bottom) shows the development of the cast showing the details of the carving.

1951

2 photographs on 1 slide glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.