Small ivory disc with a hole ("button")
A small sub-square disc with a through-hole. The item has a curved shape. The surface is covered with a zigzag ornament in seven continuous lines at the front side. It was interpretated as a "button" (M.M. Gerasimov).
Manufacturing technique
The shape of the blank is a small flake. Along the edges, there are traces of grinding. Elements of the ornament were made with a burin on the softened ivory. In the center of the plate, there is a through-hole made with a reamer.
Use-wear traces
Use-wear traces are not found.
Storage location
The State Historical museum of RussiaInventory number
1822/641Size
Length – 21 mm
Width – 16 mm
Thickness - 5-6 mm
Material
IvoryDating
19-23 th years BPCulture
Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological cultureThe author of the excavations
Gerasimov M.M.1957
Publications
Rostyazhenko T.E. Maltinskiye ornamentirovannie diski kak predmety prestiga // Arheologia: Materialy 56-y Mezhdunar. nauch. stud. conf. 22-27 aprelya 2018 g. / Novosib. gos. un-t. - Novosibirsk: IPC NGU, 2018, S. 23-24
Formozov A.A. Neopublikovanyie proizvedeniya iskusstva paleoliticheskoy stoyanki Malta // Sovetskaya Arkheologia. 1976. - №4 - S. 180-184
