Anthropomorphic stone figurine (Buret')
The figurine is small, elongated, flat, and thin. It is made on elongated blank (bluish-green stone serpentine(?). On the side there is a slight bend. A small oval head is well-expressed. Thin graving divides straight shoulders, belt line, thin arms, womb area, and elongated thin legs. Face area is flattened, eye sockets and facial contour are marked. Arms and legs contours are highlighted on the front and back, the buttocks are marked. A tip of left leg is slightly polished. On the right leg we can see some traces of crack. A diagonal scratch is noticed on the back of the head. The womb is separated from the belly by the belt and is highlighted with a triangle. The womb area has some traces of bright red ocher.
Manufacturing technique
There are some traces of a planning knife on the contour of the head. A cutting tool was used for shaping the face details (i.e. left eye), head contour, arms and legs, and womb area. Traces of a push plane work are noticed on the chest and back. The traces of a cutting tool are noticed on the back of the head. The diagonal movement of the tool is also noted on the legs in the buttocks area, the lines are opposite.
Use-wear traces
Traces of general polishing of the surface.
Storage location
Irkutsk Regional Art MuseumInventory number
КП 6734 С 379Size
Height - 43 mm
Width - 4 mm
Thickness - 1-2 mm
Material
serpentine (?)Dating
19-23 th years BCCulture
Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological cultureThe author of the excavations
Okladnikov A.P.1940
Publications
Okladnikov A.P. Paleoliticheskie zhenskie statuetki Bureti. // MIA SSSR №79, 1960. S. 285
