Czech prehistoric engraved "Venus" has "twin sister" in USA

ATK ^ | Monday, February 7, 2011 | Czech News Agency

[SunkenCiv]

The prehistoric Czech "Venus of Predmosti", north Moravia, an engraving of a woman on a mammoth tusk, which is one of the oldest artifacts in Europe, may exist in another version that is in a U.S. collection, Martina Galetova, from Brno's museum, has told CTK.

The engraving dating back to the Upper Palaeolithic Age was found over 100 years ago by archaeologist Martin Kriz.

It is housed in the Moravian Land Museum (MZM) in Brno.

The possible "twin sister" of the "Venus of Predmosti" is owned by U.S. art collector Duncan Caldwell.

Both engravings are very similar.

Experts from the Moravian museum are not fully convinced that Caldwell's artifact is genuine.

"It must be further examined thoroughly. However, he (Caldwell) has not given his consent to it yet," Galetova, from the museum, who examined Caldwell's Venus for a short time, told CTK.

If it were proved that both artifacts were made in the same locality at the same time, while one of them disappeared and was uncovered only recently, it would be a real sensation since "Venus of Predmosti" is unparalleled in Europe.

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[null and void]

They wrote an article about how close two things were in appearance, but neglected to include any photos. Brilliant.

[Dr. Sivana]

an engraving of a woman on a mammoth tusk,

When I read that, I assumed it was an engraving of a woman riding on a mammoth tusk. It turns out the the tusk is the artistic medium.

She really isn't such a much. I don't expect her to be on the cover of "Mopar Power" any time soon.

[OrangeHoof]

Venus’ sister is named Serena, right? C’mon, this is too easy.

[SunkenCiv]

better to light a single candle...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!

[Krankor]

I though they were talking about the Williams sisters.

[null and void]

...than to curse the Darksheare.

[JoeProBono]

Venus de Predmost

[MHGinTN]

Curious ... I wonder whom first had the bold imagination to calim that is a human female figure engraved on the tusk?

[jagusafr]

“Woman on a mammoth tusk”

Sounds decidedly uncomfortable...

Colonel, USAFR

[exDemMom]

I wonder how anyone determined that that is a woman. It looks like a stylized monkey face to me.

[TheOldLady]

Oooooh! Never curse the Darksheare.

[TheOldLady]

Thank you for the pictures, Dr. Sivana and JoeProBono.

Um... Who decided that it’s a woman and not say, a monkey? Or a depiction of a ceremonial mask? Or some old ivory god? It looks African to me, which may be why it’s unique in Europe.

[Dr. Sivana]

Um... Who decided that it’s a woman and not say, a monkey? Or a depiction of a ceremonial mask? Or some old ivory god? It looks African to me, which may be why it’s unique in Europe.

Chesterton raises that very point in The Everlasting Man.

Could you imagine what future anthropologists might make of our society if cenutries from now, all that survives is a book of Rorschach blots and a cubism exhibit from the MoMA?

[TheOldLady]

LOL! Yes. ;-D

[SunkenCiv]

It looks like a face to me, but hey, maybe the “discovery” was made by someone who really needs to get out more.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks JPB.