8-shaped pendants
These are flattened 8-shaped ivory pendants. They were a part of the necklace from the child's burial (6 items).
The first bead (№1408/6) has an ornament which includes six "cupulas" symmetrically located around the central one.
The second bead (№A334-35) has a spiral ornamet which includes 11 "cupulas", and one of them is central.
Manufacturing technique
The items were made of flat blades. The surface was treated with a planning knife. The drilling was made with a reamer. The drilling is double-sided without flaring. The prossess of making the item was finished with a light polishing.
Use-wear traces
Traces of sewing over the top were found.
Storage location
The State Hermitage MuseumInventory number
А334-35 and 1408/6Size
Average length of the items - 12.09 mm
Width of the lower part - 19.55 mm
Width of the upper part - 10.37 mm
Diametr of the lower part - 9.29 mm
Diametr of the upper part - 6.53 mm
Material
IvoryDating
19-23 th years BPCulture
Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological cultureThe author of the excavations
Gerasimov M.M.1929
Publications
Abramova Z.A. Paleoliticheskoe iskusstvo na territorii SSSR // SAI, vyp. A 4-3. M,- L.: Izd-vo AN SSSR, 1963 –S. 50 (tab. 56, 5)
Gerasimov M.M. Mal'ta. Paleoliticheskaya stoyanka (predvaritel'nye dannye): rezul'taty rabot 1928/29 g. – Irkutsk: Vlast' truda, 1931. – S. 28 (Tab. 21)
