Jul 18, 2021
The Megaloceros, Axial Gallery, Lascaux cave
Magdalenian, 15,500 ybp
#paleolithic#archaeology#prehistory#anthropology#art history#history#black pigment#stag#deer#megaloceros#irish elk#magdalenian#spray technique#brush#signs#square sign#dots#note: what appears to be another deer head behind the main stag. another artist attempting to copy it?#a failed first attempt? who knows!#lascaux#breath#if you look you can see a cloud of red pigment around the mouth which could possibly be its breath