Swimming reindeer, the
Auteur :
Cook, Jill
Éditeur :
British Museum Press
ISBN :
9780714128214
Date de publication :
24 mai 2010
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
160 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.