Spear Thrower
Cast
12008
From: France | Dordogne | Laugerie Basse
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 12008 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Magdalenian IV |
| Provenience | France | Dordogne | Laugerie Basse |
| Period | Magdalenian IV | Modern |
| Date Made | 1884-1894 CE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Reindeer Antler |
| Description | Original Card: Bone specimen (cast) Dagger of reindeer antler, handle, the figure of a reindeer. Reinach, Reportoire, p. 106. Laugerie Basse Revised Card: Cast of Spear Thrower - Reindeer antler. Reindeer carved on unfinished spear thrower. Wrongingly classified as "dagger" |
| Length | 39 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1894 |
| Other Number | Receipt 414: 358 - Old Museum Number |
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