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Pleistocene mammoth tusk
A fragment of reconstructed mammoth tusk. It is only the outer part of the tusk that survives and it is from an area close to the mammoth's cranium. The fragment is badly sheared and it is reconstructed from many separate pieces, most of which show evidence for ancient as well as recent damage. The outer surface of the ivory is stained a pinkish-white colour, but where there are recent breaks the colour is very white.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
33.153/1307
Find Information
Site Name: Coygan Cave, Laugharne
Grid Reference: SN 284 092
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1933
Acquisition
donation, 21/4/1933
Measurements
length / mm:460.0
circumference / mm:220.0
Material
Ivory
Location
Main Hall (National Museum Cardiff)
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