1. Venus of
Willendorf
The Venus of Willendorf, also known as the
Woman of Willendorf, is 11 cm high statuette
of a female figure estimated to be made
between 22,000 and 21,000 it was found in
1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy near
Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria near the
city of Krems. It is carved from an oolitic
limestone that is not local to the area, and
tinted with red ochre.
Since this figure's discovery and naming,
several similar statuettes and other forms of art
have been discovered. They are collectively
referred to as Venus figurines, although they
pre-date the mythological figure of Venus by
millennia.
