Bison Licking Insect Bite, prehistoric sculpture3D Model
Bison Licking Insect Bite, prehistoric sculpture
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More model informationBison Licking Insect Bite, an Upper Paleolithic sculpture found at Abri de la Madeleine near Tursac in Dordogne, France. Created sometime between 20,000 and 12,000 BP it is a carved and engraved fragment of a spear-thrower made of reindeer antler. It depicts the figure of a bison, of the now extinct species steppe wisent (Bison priscus) with its head turned around and showing its tongue extended.
Photoscan of a plaster cast made with 330 photos.
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Dec 15th 2020
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