Decorated human femur interpeted as musical instrument
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Decorated human femur interpeted as musical instrument
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Published 2022-10-12T13:59:28+00:00
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This portion of a human femur decorated with geometric motifs and a stylized face, was found in the Gaban site, Italy.
It is a hollow tube obtained from a shaft of a human femur,
which has two holes in correspondence of the eyes: it could be interpreted as a wind musical instrument.
The decoration is structured on three superimposed levels: in the upper level we can recognize the representation of a human face stylized, while further down the object is decorated with geometric motifs lattice, notch, dot, wavy lines.
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| Date published | 12/10/2022 |
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| Title | Decorated human femur interpeted as musical instrument |
| Dimension | length 22 cm |
| Accession | MUSE-PRE-c124 2347 |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Medium | bone |
| Credit | https://www.muse.it/home/ricerca-e-collezioni/le-collezioni-scientifiche/le-collezioni-di-preistoria/ |
| Place | Muse - Museo delle Scienze |
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