Posted on 08/26/2008 5:31:28 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
| The Venus of Willendorf, a small ochre-coloured figurine from the Paleolithic period, takes her name from the village in northern Austria where she was excavated on August 7, 1908 by three Austrian paleontologists... On the 100th anniversary of her excavation, this Venus is being honoured with a special exhibition at the museum, alongside other artefacts from the same period. Carved from oolitic limestone, she is a round woman, standing with her arms resting on her breasts and belly, her bowed head hiding her face but showing off elaborate hair... The first and only statuette of her kind before the French Venus of Lespugue and the Russian Venus of Kostienki joined her two decades later, the lady from Willendorf can still attract crowds... But where she came from and whether she represented a goddess or women's elevated place in society remains a mystery... While other artefacts and statuettes were excavated near the same village in Lower Austria, no traces remain of the rock out of which she was carved. | A woman looks at the Venus of Willendorf sculpture |
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I'd hit it.
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25,000 old chick? Thanks but no thanks...
Time is not the reason for my “No, Thanks”.
The statue reminds me of the joke about the difference between a bull dyke and a cow - Ans. About 40 pounds and a flannel shirt.
Obligatory picture!! Looks like she gained some weight!
...and Napolean gave her a nose job!
Vote for Pedro!
“A young woman 25,000 years ago held this figurine in her hands and rubbed its belly, praying that the goddess of fertility would make it so the young woman would get pregnant.”
AH HAH! That’s the problem, she was doing it wrong! ;)
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