Carved from limestone decoratively tinged with red ochre, the statuette depicts a female nude.
by exaggerating proportions and emphasizing features associated with sexual reproduction and fertility.
What are Venus Figurines?
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Today, 144 fertility figurines have been found in Europe and Asia.
While not all of these statuettes share theVenus of Willendorf’svoluptuous features, most do.
Therefore, these parts were isolated and amplified by the artist’s brain.
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Initially, archaeologists dated the sculpture to around 10,000 BCE.
However, further study has led to an increasingly earlier origin.
In addition to its staggering age, theVenus of Willendorfis paradoxically celebrated for the mystery that surrounds it.
“Venus Impudique” (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
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