A miniature sculpture of a child in a fur jumpsuit. The head is disproportionately large. The face is flat, wide, eyes and noseare marked. A massive chin is highlighted. The chest is not marked, the pelvis is wide, raised. The hands folded on the stomach are outlined. The legs are not dissected, there is a hole in the lower leg area. The surface is covered with an ornament of C-shaped marks. In the neck area, three incisor lines are made. Shaping is not clear. The elements of the face are made with a burin in a very high quality, so the eyes, the wings of the nose and the mouth are visible.
The through-hole is made with a two-sided reamer. Face elements and the ornament are made with a burin.
Use-wear traces are not found.
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General parameters of the item | Head | Body | A lower part of thighs | Face part | Womb | Diametr of the hole | |
Length | 43.78 | 16.33 | 9.62 | 17.44 | 8.14 | 4.07 | 2.98 |
Thickness | 8.95 | 8.28 |
8.63 |
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Width | Max. 10.97 |
9.9 |
10.4 |
11.25 5.49(heels) |
3.88(on the back) |
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