This is an ivory item. In the middle part, there is an indentation of irregular shape. It is made by chiselling and sampling of raw materials with a burin. Its diameter is 5-6 cm. The item is considered to be a single item (a cup or a storage tank).
the item is made of a kneecap of a large mammal (probably, a mammoth). It has an oval shape. On sides, on the inner area, and on the bottom, outside and inside, there are traces of scruffs. The sides of the cup are cut and smoothed.
| Material: | ivory |
| Sizes: | Outer d - 91.14 mm; width - 72 mm; thickness of the sides - 11.76 - 7.3 mm; depth of the notch - 22 - 23 mm |
| Region: | Baikal region |
| Archeological culture: | Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological culture |
| Site: | Mal'ta |
| Storage location: |
The State Historical Museum |
| Inventory number: | 1830-490 |
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