Venus figurines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Venus_figurines
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic_art
gptkb:prehistoric_artifact
gptkbp:category gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:prehistoric_sculpture
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Gravettian_culture
gptkb:Magdalenian_culture
gptkb:Aurignacian_culture
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:female
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:feature emphasis on breasts, hips, and abdomen
exaggerated female features
no facial detail
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Eurasia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:height 4 cm to 25 cm
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:stone
gptkb:bone
ivory
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Venus_of_Brassempouy
gptkb:Venus_of_Dolní_Věstonice
gptkb:Venus_of_Laussel
gptkb:Venus_of_Lespugue
gptkb:Venus_of_Willendorf
gptkbp:numberKnown over 200
gptkbp:oldestExample gptkb:Venus_of_Hohle_Fels
gptkbp:period gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:ritual
fertility symbol
mother goddess representation
gptkbp:startDate about 28,000–22,000 BCE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Venus figurines