Carved chalk grave treasure for a child


Carved chalk grave treasure for a child burial, one of 3 such objects found at Folkton, North Yorkshire in the 1860s. These cylinders, or drums, all carry enigmatic motifs, including as on this one, a suggestion of eyes and eyebrows.


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