| Robin Hood Cave Horse | |
|---|---|
 Engraving of a horse's head on fragment of rib | |
| Material | Bone |
| Size | Length: 7.3 cm |
| Created | c. 12,750 years ago[1] |
| Discovered | July 1876 England, United Kingdom |
| Discovered by | J.M. Mello |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
Derby
Robin Hood Cave
Map showing the location of Robin Hood Cave within Derbyshire
The Robin Hood Cave Horse (previously known as the Ochre Horse) is a fragment of a rib engraved with a horse's head, discovered in 1876, in the Robin Hood Cave in Creswell Crags, Derbyshire. It is the only piece of Upper Paleolithic portable art showing an animal to have been found in Britain.[1][2][3] It is now in the British Museum, but normally not on display. In 2013, it was displayed in the exhibition at the British Museum Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind.[4] A replica of the artifact is displayed at the Creswell Crags Museum.
- ^ a b British Museum (2011). "British Museum – Horse engraving on bone". britishmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Sieveking, Ann (1987). A catalogue of palaeolithic art in the British Museum. British Museum Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7141-1376-0. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Pettitt, P. B. (2003). "Discovery, nature and preliminary thoughts about Britain's first cave art". CAPRA (Cave Archaeology and Palaeontology Research Archive). Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via researchgate.net. Bahn also has a full bibliography
- ^ "Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind". The British Museum. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2024.