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Swimming reindeer carved from the tip of a mammoth tusk

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Swimming reindeer carved from the tip of a mammoth tuskTHIS CARVING IN the form of two reindeer is one of the most beautiful pieces of Stone Age art ever found. The reindeer are depicted with their noses up and antlers back, apparently in the act of swimming. This choice of pose might have been suggested by the tapering shape of the mammoth tusk.

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