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Description: | three bone carved figures with incised details; 9536.a is of dark colour, the facial characterisitcs are rendered with incised lines, but the nose, part of which is missing, is of higher relief; there are holes where the arms would be, possible for the attachment of body memebrs from different material; the back side has not been smoothened and the spongy surface of the bone is visible; perhaps magical or fertility figures, or amulets
Material: Bone | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.101061 | Go to resource |
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