Prehistoric — Lower Palaeolithic; c. 200,000 - 170,000 BCE
Animal remains, mammoth tusk
An almost complete tusk of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), probably young at death. From the Middle Pleistocene deposits at Uphall Pit, Ilford, dated to Oxygen Isotope Stage 7 (200,000 - 170,000 BCE). An early example of lifting and conserving fragile remains, this was formerly in the collection of Sir Antonio Brady. Donated to the London Museum by the Natural History Museum in 1913.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- A6364
- Object name:
- animal remains, mammoth tusk
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- Production date:
- Lower Palaeolithic; c. 200,000 - 170,000 BCE
- Material:
bone, ivory
- Measurements/duration:
- L 890 mm, H 360 mm, D 100 mm (overall), L 860 mm, W 73 mm, H 102 mm (overall)
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- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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