Prehistoric Carving of Horses on Bone

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These wild horses carved onto reindeer antler date from c. 13000 BCE. It is one of the oldest figurative depictions found in what is present-day Switzerland. The perforated antler baton may have been used as a scepter or may have served as a tool in prehistoric times. (Landesmuseum, Zürich).

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Wiener, J. B. (2018, December 01). Prehistoric Carving of Horses on Bone. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9627/prehistoric-carving-of-horses-on-bone/

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Wiener, James Blake. "Prehistoric Carving of Horses on Bone." World History Encyclopedia, December 01, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9627/prehistoric-carving-of-horses-on-bone/.

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Wiener, James Blake. "Prehistoric Carving of Horses on Bone." World History Encyclopedia, 01 Dec 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9627/prehistoric-carving-of-horses-on-bone/.

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