Hooked spear throwers
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Caricature of a mammoth made as weighted spear thrower
Montastruc, Bruniquel, France
Antler
Length: 12.4 cms
The British Museum
Palart.551
Dart thrower sculpted in the form of a horse
Courbet Cave, Penne, France
Antler
Length: 13.7 cms
The British Museum
Palart.451
Spear thrower fragment sculpted as a musk ox
Courbet Cave, Penne, France
Antler
Length: 8.7 cms
The British Museum
Palart.455
Assegai engraved with Pyrenean ibex drawings
Grotte des Eyzies, Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France
Antler
Length: 15.1 cms
The British Museum
Palart.100