Ancient carved ivory portrait of a Cro Magnon man.

Posted on September 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

From Brno in Chzechoslovakis, found 1891.

This carved head in ivory is dated to about 26,000 years old. It seems to depict a man with very heavy brows, long straight hair. it’s thought that he may have been the top of a staff, with his long hair curled around it.

A link to more detailed information is here.

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4 responses to “Ancient carved ivory portrait of a Cro Magnon man.”

  2. RedGreen | October 25, 2009 at 10:44 am | Reply

    It’s former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown!

  3. biocristao | May 22, 2013 at 2:44 pm | Reply

    that is amazing a cro-magnon self-portrait

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