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Venus of Sunnyvale

Venus of Sunnyvale

Venus of Sunnyvale was the first sculpture in my Venus series I made after I left Finland and moved to Sunnyvale, California in 1982. She and the many different Venuses that followed got her origins from the Venus of Willendorf.

Venus of Willendorf: Venus of Willendorf, also know as the Woman of Willendorf, is a mere 4.3 inches (11 cm) high fertility figurine. It 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 BCE. The figurine is carved from a type of lime stone that isn’t found at the local area and tinted with red ochre.

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Venus of Sunnyvale was the first sculpture in my Venus series I made after I left Finland and moved to Sunnyvale, California in 1982. She and the many different Venuses that followed got her origins from the Venus of Willendorf.

Venus of Willendorf: Venus of Willendorf, also know as the Woman of Willendorf, is a mere 4.3 inches (11 cm) high fertility figurine. It 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 BCE. The figurine is carved from a type of lime stone that isn’t found at the local area and tinted with red ochre.

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Material

Stoneware with oxides and glaze
Measurements

11 high, 11 long 9 wide

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