The Swimming Reindeer
(Author) Jill Cook
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The sculpture known as the 'Swimming Reindeer' was created at least 13,000 years ago and shows a male and female reindeer with their heads raised and legs extended. Carved from the tip of a mammoth tusk, the depiction is remarkable in its naturalism, conveying movemnent and displaying a hunter's knowledge of anatomy. Discovered in 1886 in two separate pieces the sculpture was acquired by the British Museum in 1887.
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Publisher:
British Museum Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780714128214
Publish year:
2010
Publish date:
May 24, 2010
Jill Cook
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