Notable Specimens
name | age (kya, approx.) | location | material |
Venus of Hohle Fels | 35–40 | Swabian Alb, Germany | mammoth ivory |
Venus of Galgenberg | 30 | Lower Austria | serpentine rock |
Venus of Dolní Věstonice | 27–31 | Moravia, Czech Republic | ceramic |
Venus of Lespugue | 24–26 | French Pyrenees | ivory |
Venus of Willendorf | 24–26 | Lower Austria | limestone |
Venus of Mal'ta | 23 | Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | ivory |
Venus of Moravany | 23 | Moravany nad Váhom, Slovakia | mammoth ivory |
Venus of Brassempouy | 22 | Aquitaine, France | ivory |
Venus of Laussel | 20 | Dordogne, France | limestone relief |
Venus figurines of Gönnersdorf | 11,5–15 | Germany | ivory, antler, bone |
Venus of Monruz | 11 | Switzerland | black jet |
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