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Title	Ibex-headed spear thrower.
Date	16,000-9,000 BCE
Cultural Context	French European Western European
Style/Period	Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic Stone Age Prehistoric
Subject	Sculpture Throwing sticks Spears Fishing & hunting gear Hunting Animals Birds Patterns (Design elements)
Description	Carved antler. From Le Mas d'Azil, Ariège, France.
Material	Antler Bone (material)
Measurements	Length 11 5/8" (30 cm)
Technique	Carving (processes) Sculpting
Work Type	Sculpture Spear-throwers Throwing sticks Weapons Tools Carvings (visual works)
Repository	Musée de la Préhistoire (Le Mas d’Azil, Ariège, France)
Source	Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.1-14, p.47)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Musée de la Préhistoire, Le Mas d'Azil.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 336-18.jpg
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