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Prehistoric carving

Prehistoric carving.jpg Group of reindeer drawn upon a piece of slateMiniaturesPalæolithic Men Attacking Cave BearGroup of reindeer drawn upon a piece of slateMiniaturesPalæolithic Men Attacking Cave BearGroup of reindeer drawn upon a piece of slateMiniaturesPalæolithic Men Attacking Cave BearGroup of reindeer drawn upon a piece of slateMiniaturesPalæolithic Men Attacking Cave BearGroup of reindeer drawn upon a piece of slateMiniaturesPalæolithic Men Attacking Cave Bear
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In short, the prehistoric carvings are from the hands of men who were neither beginners nor blunderers in their art. The practised skill of a modern wood engraver would scarcely exceed in firmness and decision, nor in evident rapidity of execution, the outline of the animals in the example which is here engraved.

Auteur
Ivories Ancient and Mediaeval
By William Maskell
Published in 1875
Available from gutenberg.org
Dimensions
900*419
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Art
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