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10.6 Venus of Willendorf
This female figurine, discovered by Austrian archaeologist Josef Szombathy in 1908, represents the classic stylization of a mature, heavily obese woman.
10.7 Venus of Moravany
The torso of a female figure carved from ivory, referred to as the Moravany or “White” Venus.
10.8 Venus of Avdeevo
Less a figurine and more the carved relief of a woman in ivory, this Venus was found in several fragments at the locality of Avdeevo in Russia, a site from which has emerged other female figures…
10.9 Venus of Předmostí
The use of stylized geometric shapes makes the schematic carving of the woman known as the “Venus of Předmostí” unique – it has absolutely no contemporary equivalent.
11.1 Realistically carved female head
The portrayal of a specific individual appears very seldom in Palaeolithic art. The first evidence in fact comes from the dig at Dolní Věstonice I.
11.2 Stylized female figure – “stick with breasts”
Stick decorated with linear incisions to create a stylized female figure with strongly accentuated breasts. By changing our viewing angle we can see that the symbol also encodes the male principle…