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Elk Bone

2006-10-113

From: Switzerland | Bern Canton | Lake Moosseedorf | Moosseedorf

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number 2006-10-113
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Swiss Lake Dweller
Provenience Switzerland | Bern Canton | Lake Moosseedorf | Moosseedorf
Period Neolithic
Date Made 4300-2300 BCE
Section European
Materials Elk Bone
Description

Cervus elephas. Right ulna. Looks like the end of a bone, and some surfaces are natural looking.

Paper labels: "Moosseedorfsee Berne Suisse." Two black ink notations: "Cervus Elephas ulna dextra" and illegible German (?).
Height 5.7 cm
Length 13.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Brooklyn Museum, 2006
Other Number 1432 (tag) - Other Number | 01.1084 - Other Number

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