Partridge

The item is made on the bar blank. The figurine has a clearly defined head, wings, legs and tail, highlighted with a deep relief. The eye is highlighted on one side of the head, on the other side it is smoothed. The wings are relievo and covered with C-shaped ornament, which is also located on the expanding part near the tail, thus it imitates the developing feathers. The abdomen is almost flat. There is a hole between the legs.

Material: ivory
Sizes: 76*2*8,5 mm
Region: Baikal region
Archeological culture: Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological culture
Site: Mal'ta
Storage location:

The State History Museum

Inventory number: 1820-192

More information:

http://malta.artemiris.org/find/view/26