Shigir Idol

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:age circa 12,000 years old
gptkbp:carbonDating circa 9,500 BCE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Mesolithic
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Sverdlovsk_Regional_Museum_of_Local_Lore
gptkbp:decoratedWith geometric motifs
human faces
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1890
gold miners
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Shigir_peat_bog
gptkbp:height currently 2.8 meters
originally 5.3 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shigir Idol
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sverdlovsk_Oblast
gptkbp:material larch wood
gptkbp:notableFeature carved with stone tools
multiple faces stacked vertically
vertical plank shape
gptkbp:preservedIn peat bog preservation
gptkbp:significance oldest known wooden sculpture in the world
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irkutsk_Regional_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6