It now forms part of the Christy Collection in the British Museum (Palart 551), and is normally on display in Room 2.

[1] Between 7 February – 26 May 2013 it was displayed in the exhibition at the British Museum Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind.

[2] The spear thrower was carved from a reindeer antler and depicts a mammoth with a hole for an eye which probably held a bone or stone insert originally.

This was achieved by drilling a hole through the mammoth shape, just in front of the broken hook - and inserting in another piece of antler.

[1] Other types of spear throwers include the perforated batons, which are also often decorated.