Screw Driver Burin
Bec-de-flute
EU617
From: France | Dordogne | La Madeleine
Curatorial Section: European
Object Number | EU617 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Magdalenian |
Provenience | France | Dordogne | La Madeleine |
Period | Magdalenian |
Date Made | 15000-10000 BCE |
Section | European |
Materials | Flint |
Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - same as EU616. See EU577. France, Dordogne, La Madeleine. Magdalenian. Revised Card: Flint screw driver burin - One of "two rough gravers...showing a falling off in flint working" (R. A. Smith of British Museum). "Bec-de-flute". Gray flint. #17. France, Dordogne, La Madeleine. Magdalenian. |
Length | 5.7 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the British Museum, 1919 |
Other Number | 17 - Other Number |
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