Kendrick's Cave Decorated Horse Jaw
The Kendrick's Cave Decorated Horse Jaw is one of the finest pieces of portable artwork dated to the end of the last Ice Age or Late Glacial period that has been found in Britain.[1] Others in Britain include the Robin Hood Cave Horse and the Pin Hole Cave man. It is the oldest known piece of portable art from Wales.[2]
When originally acquired by the British Museum in 1959, the jaw was dated to between 8,000 and 25,000 years old but radiocarbon dating methods have enabled it to more accurately dated to the Upper Palaeolithic era, about 10,000 years ago.[1]
The jaw was found by Thomas Kendrick, a lapidary, in 1880 at Kendrick's Cave, Llandudno, Wales. It now forms part of the Christy Collection in the British Museum, where it is on display in Room 2.[1]
This art work will feature in the forthcoming Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind exhibition at the British Museum in 2013 (7 February - 27 May 2013).
Features
The jaw consists of a 13.8 cm piece of bone with three remaining teeth. The underside includes incised blocks of zig-zag decoration created using a flint tool.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Decorated horse jaw. British Museum 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Sharing the Treasures: Kendrick's Cave. British Museum, 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Archived here.
Further reading
- "The Kendrick's Cave Mandible" by G. de G. Sieveking in The British Museum Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 1/4 (Spring, 1971), pp. 230-250.
- Sieveking, Ann. A catalogue of Palaeolithic art in the British Museum. London: British Museum Publications, 1987. ISBN 0-7141-1376-X
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