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Swimming reindeer, Late Magdalenien, around 12,500 years old. From the rock shelter of Monastruc, Tarn et Garonne, France. One of the most beautiful pieces of Stone Age art ever found. It shows two reindeer, one behind the other, the figure in front is a female with smaller body and antlers, her coat is delicately shaded. The larger male figure is not shaded but his strong body is clearly carved. On both animals the antlers are laid back and the legs are folded underneath. With their noses up and the antlers back the carving seems to show the reindeer swimming. Mammoth tusk ivory. 
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART201928 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 4194px × 2083px 
Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY 
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Antler
Ivory
Magdalenian Culture (c.18,000-c.10,000 BCE)
Prehistoric
Reindeer
Swimming