Paleolithic Bone Fragment with Incised Animal Heads from the Famous Cave Les Eyzies

Culture: Western Europe

Period: Magdalenian, 14000-12000 B.C.

Material: Bone

Dimensions: 11.5 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 5275

Provenance: From the collection of the French entrepreneur and prehistorian Claude Douce (born 1937). Accompanied by a French antiquities passport.

Condition: Unrestored

Description: Important bone fragment with engraved animal heads from the cave Les Eyzies (“Abri Richard”) in the Département Dordogne in southern France. The outward curved bone depicts the head of a hunting wolverine to the left. The vigilant eyes are big, the ears raised. See for the depiction of a wolverine on a bone fragment in the British Museum, which also originates from Les Eyzies with the registration number Palart. 102. In the lower part of the bone a bird with a long pointy beak also to the left is depicted. The fragment dates to the Magdalenian, at the end of the Ice Age. Accompanied by a sketch.