M0011787: Reproduction of a cast of a Magdalenian stone lamp with the incised representation of an Ibex head

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Magdalenian, Incised representation of an Ibex head on a lamp.

Reproduction of a cast of a Magdalenian stone lamp with the incised representation of an Ibex head (before repair and restoration). The cast was made by B. Champion between 1929-1930 for the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum.The original lamp was found at La Grotte de la Mouthe, Tayac (Dordogne) and is held by the National Archaeological Museum, Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item (acc. number A85589, registration number R11498/1936

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.