aug 27, 14000 BC - Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
Description:
Date: 14,000 - 7,000 B.C.E.Artist: unkown
Medium: bone
Location:
Original: Tequixquiac, Mexico
Current: National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico
Function:
Intended function and original meaning unknown. Prehistoric artisans what they saw in their everyday life. Study and depiction of animals was common in prehistoric art
Form:
made from the now fossilised remains of the sacrum the triangular pelvic bone of a camelid. Carved into a shape of a skull.
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 27, 14000 BC
Now
~ 16037 years ago