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The Venus of Lespugue

REF RF004005 EAN 3336727444856

 The Venus of Lespugue
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The Venus of Lespugue

This statuette of a woman in mammoth ivory was discovered in 1922 by R. and S. de Saint-Périer in the Grotte des Rideaux, at Lespugue in the Haute-Garonne.

Measuring 147 mm, it was broken at the time of discovery. It comes from an Upper Perigordian level (probably Perigordian V, Noailles burins), the age of which can be estimated at approximately 21 000 B.C..

This object is part of the collection belonging to the Musée de l'Homme.

Reproduction in hand patinated resin

Size
H. 19 L. 6,5 P. 4 cm
H. 7.48" W. 2.56" D. 1.57" - 0.7 lbs
Base
Oak

Base : H. 4 L. 4 P. 4 cm
H. 1.57" W. 1.57" D. 1.57"

Origin
Discovered in 1922 by R. et S. de St Périer, in the "grotte des rideaux", Lespugue (Haute Garonne, France)
Material of the original
Mammuth ivory
Epoch
Early Palaeolithic
Museum
Paris - Musée de l'Homme
Themes
Woman, Paleolithic, quaternary, magdalenian
Material
Resin
Art movement
Prehistory
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