The oldest artwork in British galleries dates to around 13,000 years ago.

Evidence

The two reindeer represented on this piece of bone form the oldest artwork in any British gallery or museum. … It was made during the end of the latest Ice Age, around 13,000 years ago. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 102

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 102