Features and imagery
The jaw consists of a 13.8 cm piece of bone, with three remaining incisor teeth. The underside includes incised blocks of zig-zag decoration created using a flint tool, possibly with a fairly short cutting edge. The zig-zag or herringbone effect is formed by five panels of incised chevrons. Each panel differs from the other with respect to the number of lines deployed, its length and width. Some lines meet neatly at the apex of the incision – while others overlap. The artwork may have been enhanced with ochre in the Ice Age – but all traces have long since disappeared. Either way, the incised lines create an effect whereby the areas between the incisions appear raised and dynamic. == See also ==