A “sickle-shaped” peforated tusk of hippoptamus. Probably used in ritual cermonies. In the center of the object is one larger and more massive hole intended for inserting a rod for carrying the object. Nahal-Mishmar hoard (near the Dead Sea). The Chalcolithic period.

Site item id

9868

Collection name
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Item period
Chalcolithic
Items discovered in official excavations
שנהב היפופוטם עם חורים, מערת המטמון מדבר יהודה, התקופה הכלקוליתית