HA586

Vertebrae made into container, Skara Brae

Cetacean vertebrae opened and then hollowed on one side to make a container. The lip of the cup shows signs of wear. The walls of the cup are perforated by natural channels in the bone.

Length: 84mm

Retopologised 3D Model.

Lightweight 3D model suitable for online browsing. Approximately 16,000 triangles.

The original photogrametric model was constructed from 135 images and contained 2 million triangles which was used to produce this light weight model and suitable texture and normal maps.