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An introduction to the study of prehistoric art (1915)

Parkyn, Ernest Albert, b. 1857 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 121

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arerepresentations of a wolf, reindeer, and horses. One of thelast is of exceptional interest, though badly preserved,because the natural irreofularities of the wall surface havebeen utilized to represent parts of the body of the animal.Two hanging stalactites simulate well the tail, haunches,and… … Fig. ho.—Font dc Gannie. Horse in relief by stalactites on wall. Firstlateral gallery. (Prom Cav. Font de Ganme.) A few representations of the human hand stencilled ona black ground have been noticed. They recall those, tobe described later, at Gargas. On the body of a bison in polychrome are…

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