. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ENGRAVING OF EEINDEEK ON BEAM OF REINDEER HORN. La Madelaiue. Lartet and Christy. "3 natural size. (Tarn-et-Garonne), belonged to the collection of M. Peccedeau de Flsle, and formed part of the later purchase by the British Museum. It is somewhat remarkable that the finest work of this kind done by the prehistoric man should have been for the handles of daggers or pon-. Fig. 57. FRAGMENT OF STAG HORN, WITH PORTION OF HOLE DRILLED IN ON
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ENGRAVING OF EEINDEEK ON BEAM OF REINDEER HORN. La Madelaiue. Lartet and Christy. "3 natural size. (Tarn-et-Garonne), belonged to the collection of M. Peccedeau de Flsle, and formed part of the later purchase by the British Museum. It is somewhat remarkable that the finest work of this kind done by the prehistoric man should have been for the handles of daggers or pon-. Fig. 57. FRAGMENT OF STAG HORN, WITH PORTION OF HOLE DRILLED IN ONE END, AND ENGRAVING OF UNCER- TAIN ANIMAL, PROBABLY STAG (Cervxis elephllt). Engraving on opposite side of slvetches La Madelaine, Dordogne. Lartet and Christy. Cast, Cat. No. , Natural Bize. iards. Some of the most celebrated artists, gravers, and sculptors of media'val and modern times have employed their talents in much the same direction, and some of their chef d'oeuvres have been the handles of daggers, poniards, and swords. Fig. 08 represents a sculp- ture of a mammoth on the broad part of a reindeer horn. It is the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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