Reindeergrazing,fromtheThayngenCave。
Therepresentationofthehumanfigureisextremelyrare。Ihavealreadymentionedtheyoungmantryingtostrikeanaurochswhichisrunningawayfromhim;andthewomanwearinganecklace。TheformerFig。45,foundatLaugerie,isengravedonapieceofreindeerantlerabouttwenty-fivecentimetreslong。Theaurochswithitsheaddownandquantitiesofbristlinghair,widelyopennostrils,archedandupliftedtail,presentstheappearanceofaterrifiedanimalendeavoringtoescapethedangerthreateningit。Themanisnaked,andhasaroundhead,hishairisstiffandseemstostanduponthetopofhisskull;onthechinashortbeardcanclearlybemadeout;
thefaceexpressesthedelightandexcitementofthechase。Theneckislong,thearmshort,andthespineofunusuallength。Intheotherexampleoftherepresentationofthehumanfigure,thatofthewomanwearinganecklace,drawnonapieceofashoulder-bladeofareindeer,sheisseenlyingbyastag,andwouldseemtobeinanadvancedstateofpregnancy。Thepieceofbonehoweverisbroken,andtheheadofthewomanislost,whichofcoursegreatlylessensthevalueoftherelic。
HeadofOVIBOSMOSCHATUSengravedonwood,foundintheThayngenCave。
Youngmanchasingtheaurochs,fromLaugerie。