Chloride pendant

A large item of a complex shape made of a stone of greenish color with brown blotches. The item imitates a red deer incisor. In the central part, there is a small hole. Along the edge of the item, there is a second non-finished drilling. While its manufacturing, the item was broken. 



Manufacturing technique

Drilling is biconical, the surface is slightly grinded. 


Use-wear traces

Traces of polishing with soft organic material are found on the entire surface. The process of polishing preceded the drilling. After the break, the item was used since there are traces of polishing on the break.


Storage location

The State Historical museum of Russia

Inventory number

1830/484

The Museum KAMIS

no

Size

Length - 48,15 mm

Width (максимальная) - 24,14 mm 

Width (минимальная) - 10,79 mm

Thickness (максимальная) - 9,16 mm

Thickness (минимальная) - 2,59 mm

Details: 

Outer diameter of the 1st hole – 5.18 mm

Inner diameter of the 1st hole – 2.10 mm

Outer diameter of the 2nd unfinished hole – 1.33 mm


Material

stone, chloride

Dating

19 -23 th. years BP

Culture

Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological culture

The author of the excavations

Gerasimov M.M.
1958