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The Swimming Reindeer
Jill Cook
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Description for The Swimming Reindeer
Paperback. Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the 'swimming reindeer' depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. This book offers us a glimpse into an Ice Age society. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: ACC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the ‘swimming reindeer’ depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. The sculpture is 22 cm long and was carved from mammoth ivory using stone tools, and then polished and engraved to add detail. The naturalism of the representation is remarkable, conveying movement and displaying a hunter’s knowledge of anatomy as we can clearly tell the sex of the reindeer, and see differences in the coats of ... Read more
Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the ‘swimming reindeer’ depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. The sculpture is 22 cm long and was carved from mammoth ivory using stone tools, and then polished and engraved to add detail. The naturalism of the representation is remarkable, conveying movement and displaying a hunter’s knowledge of anatomy as we can clearly tell the sex of the reindeer, and see differences in the coats of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Objects in Focus
Condition
New
Weight
146g
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714128214
SKU
V9780714128214
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Ref
99-41
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