Description
The Venus Series: Fore-mother of my Venus Series is the Venus of Willendorf, also know as the Woman of Willendorf. This 4.3 inche high (11 cm) figurine was found in 1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy at a paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria near the city of Krems. It is estimated to be made between 24,000 and 22,000 BC. The figurine is carved from a type of lime stone that isn’t found at the local area and tinted with red ochre.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.