Detail on the Brown Painted Mammoth
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The naturally light brown colour of the clay has been spread over the body using a hand, and outlined with a black line, itself emphasised by a lightly scraped or "wiped" stripe, in order to bring out the white of the limestone.
Carole Fritz et Gilles Tosello – CNRS – Équipe Chauvet – Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Carole Fritz et Gilles Tosello – CNRS – Équipe Chauvet – Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Vist the site : The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave