. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 402 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896 Eeprodiiction of these figures without special license has been inter- dicted, but anyone can see them in the report.' Fig. 70 represents, in a rude and conventional manner, a human head. Fig. 62. FBAOMENT OF SCHISTOSE SLATE WITH FIVE REINDEER ENGRAVED THEREON, SIMPLY UNFINISHED AND FROM DIFFERENT VIEW POINTS. ART TRIALS OR SKETCHES. Laiigerie Basse. Found by Franchet. Collection Marquis de N'ibraye. ?-o
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 402 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896 Eeprodiiction of these figures without special license has been inter- dicted, but anyone can see them in the report.' Fig. 70 represents, in a rude and conventional manner, a human head. Fig. 62. FBAOMENT OF SCHISTOSE SLATE WITH FIVE REINDEER ENGRAVED THEREON, SIMPLY UNFINISHED AND FROM DIFFERENT VIEW POINTS. ART TRIALS OR SKETCHES. Laiigerie Basse. Found by Franchet. Collection Marquis de N'ibraye. ?-o size. sculptured from a fragment of reindeer horn 2 or 3 inches long. It was found by Abbe Bourgeois in the Grotto of Rochbertier (Oharente), and is in the museum of the Ecole d'Anthropologic, Paris. It is from the same department as the baton de conimandement of Montgardier (). Fig. 71 represents a frag- ment of reindeer horn of which two tines or palms have been sculptured in the form of horses' heads. It is from the Grotto Mas d'Azil (Ariege) and belongs to the collection of Judge Piette. Figs. 72 to 77 represent other specimens of Paleolithic sculp- tures from divers caverns of the ])eriod m the same general localities as those heretofore Fig. 63. ENGRAVINGS ON BONE, TRIAL SKETCHES. figured. Thcy show different .Laugerie Basse, Dordogue. objccts and do uot require sepa- Colleetion Toulouse. =3 : 8i«. ratC dCSCriptiOnS. The engravings and sculptures found in excavations of the caverns of this epoch have been, for the most part, but the debris—broken and rejected pieces. They have been found principally among the ashes from the hearth, and are rarely perfect or complete. During this. 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;
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