| VENUS OF WILLENDORF PREHISTORIC GODDESS
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| Product Code: |
FTAD-080SM |
| Weight: |
2.00 |
| Unit of Measure: |
EACH |
| Size: |
8" HIGH |
| Brand: |
IMPORTED
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| Color: |
AS SHOWN |
| Category: |
GREEK & ROMAN SCULPTURES
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| Casting Medium: |
BONDED STONE
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| Time to Ship: |
STOCK ITEM -USUALLY SHIPS IN 48 HOURS
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| Shipping Method: |
UPS
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| Safe For Outdoor Use: |
True
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| Available In Other Finishes: |
False
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| Shipping and Handling: |
11.95
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| Natural History Museum, Vienna. 30,000 B.C. The Venus of Willendorf was found by the researcher Szombathy on 8/7/1908. It is made out of limestone and still has some signs of red pigmentation; it fits in the palm of a hand. It is one of the most obese representations of the Paleolithic statuary. She represents the Earth and its fertility and continuation of life, the Mother Goddess, the universal female principle even if it is in its most primitive conception. Women were recognized as the life-givers and sustainers. They were revered as priestesses. Upper Paleolithic female figures, such as this one are found from the Pyrenees mountains to Siberia, indicating that East and West were once united in honoring the Goddess. The vast majority (over 90%) of human images from 30,000 to 5,000 b.c. are female.
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