Antler chisel or pick

Details

• Title

  Antler chisel or pick

• Associated place

  Europe › Switzerland › Bern › Zihlbrück (R. Zihl, Swiss Lake Dwelling) (place of excavation)

• Date

  Neolithic Period (central Europe) (c. 5500 - c. 1800 BC)

• Material and technique

  antler

• Material index

  organic › animal › bone › mammal bone › antler

• Object type

  tool/implement › pick;

  tool/implement › chisel

• Dimensions

  4.8 cm (width)
  28 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Transferred from the Natural Science Museum.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1886.6112

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