The Scene of the Dead Man
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The Scene of the Dead Man is a cave painting at Lascaux of a dead man in front of a bison. The man has an erection. The bison is wounded with its entrails hanging out and next to the scene is a broken spear.
The Scene of the Dead Man is a side chamber in the Caves of Lascaux. It pictures a tussle between a bison and human. There is also a fleeing rhinoceros.
- "Several meters lower than the back of the Chamber of Engravings is the Shaft of the Dead Man. Here is found the only figure of a human being on the walls of Lascaux. This painting, entitled "Scene of the Dead Man," is a triptych of a bison, a man, and what appears to be a rhinoceros. The man appears to have had a confrontation with the bison, and is pictured lying prone on the ground with a broken spear next to him. To the left of the spear lies what looks like a stick with a bird on the top, a fact made more significant by the observation that the man also appears to have a bird-shaped head. Also present is the hook sign, which may represent a spear thrower."[1]
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