mostly-history: The Hinds of Chaffaud, found in the Grotte de Chaffaud (Savigné, Vienne, Nouv

mostly-history:

The Hinds of Chaffaud, found in the Grotte de Chaffaud (Savigné, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine).  It is from the Upper Paleolithic Period, made from a reindeer foot-bone, and is 13.2cm in length.

This engraving is of two hinds (female deer), with very precise details of the heads.  The almond-shaped left eye is emphasized with fine hatching.  A sign depicting a wing is engraved in front of the hooves of each hind, but its meaning is unknown.