11.12 Pendants and small ivory ornaments

Ornaments carved from mammoth ivory require very delicate and precise work. They come in a wide spectrum of forms, from abstract to zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, and tend to be fitted with notches or openings which would enable them to be suspended from or attached to clothing, using fibres of some kind. 

 

Based on ethnological parallels, it is supposed that such decorations may well carry some symbolic meaning and express some social information about the wearer – his or her origin, status, characteristics or merits.

Circle-like pendant with zoomorphic endpoint

Dimensions (height): 42 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Pendant in the shape of an owl

Dimensions (height): 40 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic

Photo: Buga

 

 

 

 

 

 


Pendant in the shape of an animal

Dimensions (length): 34 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Decorated pendant in the shape of a woman’s bosom

Dimensions (width): 27 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Dolní Věstonice I (Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Moravian Museum in Brno, Czech Republic

Photo: Buga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Flat pendant with opening

Dimensions (height): 40 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Decorated pendants or brooches with end perforations

Dimensions (width): 50 mm and 92 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Small buttons and beads

Dimensions (length): 5-10 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Perforated and decorated pebble

Dimensions (height): 36 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Egg-shaped decorated pendant

Dimensions (height): 45 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Small ornamental item with protrusions

Dimensions (height):34 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site:Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Finely carved ring

Dimensions (diameter): 25 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic


Pendants with notches

Dimensions (height): 70 mm and 92 mm

Exhibit type: copy of original (plaster)

Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)

Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic