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Ice Age Art: The Arrival of the Modern Mind

PART.2

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A unique foot pendant made of mammoth ivory, which may have been used as a talisman against illness and bad luckPhotograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

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Horse head sculpture, carved in ivory, dating from the late Ice Age – approximately 13,000 years agoPhotograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

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A spear-thrower carved into the shape of a mammoth that was found at Montastruc, in the French department of Tarn-et-GaronnePhotograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

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The oldest known work of art from Wales: a horse chin decorated with zigzags Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

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Perforated antler batons decorated with drawings, possibly symbols of powerPhotograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

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Part of a weapon, made from the upper section of a reindeer antlerPhotograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian