Main de marionnette
Paris [75] Musée du Louvre
This fragment of a bone marionette hand was discovered in one of the houses in the Louvre district: the "House of the Hoof".
Where to find it
Paris [75] Musée du Louvre
99, rue de Rivoli Palais du Louvre
75001 Paris
Commune of discovery
Paris 1
Locality
Louvre, Cour Napoléon
Type of intervention
Excavation
Year of excavation
1984 – 1986
Chief Scientist
Yves de Kisch, Pierre-Jean Trombetta
Inventory number
CN 6809
Scope
Leisure ➔ Toy
Materials
Organic ➔ Bones
Chronological period
Modern period [1492 / 1789]
Dating the object
1600 – 1700
Dimensions
l. 4.8 cm, P. 0.4 cm,
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