An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . orses Heads, anda third head carved in relief (Plate 11). This is a powerfullyrealistic piece of work.^ Another Horses Head has at-tracted even more attention, for it clearly represents theanimal neighing^ (Fig. 29). Another is a statuette of ananimal rarely found carved, though so often drawn on thewalls of caves, the Bison. Although the head is wanting,the attitude of the body is very natural (Fig. 26). In 1 Reliq. Aquit., Plate B, XIX and XX. ?^ Piette, BArt pendant LAge du Renne, Plate VI, ¥\g. i. ^ La Sculpture en Europe avant les Influenc
An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . orses Heads, anda third head carved in relief (Plate 11). This is a powerfullyrealistic piece of work.^ Another Horses Head has at-tracted even more attention, for it clearly represents theanimal neighing^ (Fig. 29). Another is a statuette of ananimal rarely found carved, though so often drawn on thewalls of caves, the Bison. Although the head is wanting,the attitude of the body is very natural (Fig. 26). In 1 Reliq. Aquit., Plate B, XIX and XX. ?^ Piette, BArt pendant LAge du Renne, Plate VI, ¥\g. i. ^ La Sculpture en Europe avant les Influences Greco-Romaines, p. 109. * Piette, op. cit., Plate VI, Fig. 6. ? Cartailhac, La France Prehistorique, Fig. 30, [). 71. ^ LAnthropologic, xv., p. 142, Fig. 16. 7 Piette, op. cit., Plate LXV, Fig. 6. 28 PREHISTORIC ART the cave of S. Michel dArudy another headless sculpturewas found. It is the body of an Ibex with its four feetclose together, the animal being thus represented in anattitude so characteristic when standing on a small isolated. Fig. 29.—Neighing horse. dAzil. Fig. 30.—Ibex. Arudy. rock (Fig. 30). This piece may well have served as adagger handle.^ Another supposed dagger handle is inthe form of a inauiiuQth sculptured out of a reindeer antlerfound at Monastruc, near Bruniquel. The arrangement of
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