Big goose

This is an image of a waterfowl (goose) in flight. The item has elongated proportions, the back is convex, highlighted by deep relief, abdomen is flattened. The wings are subrectangular in their shape. They are  separated by deep relief from the back and the abdomen. The diamond-shaped head is partially lost. In the tail part there is a hole.

Material: ivory
Sizes: 142*24*11 mm
Region: Baikal region
Archeological culture: Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological culture
Site: Mal'ta
Storage location:

The State History Museum

Inventory number: 1820-210

More information:

http://malta.artemiris.org/find/view/27