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Venus of Willendorf
Venus of Willendorf refers to a Venus figurine that is believed to have sculpted about
2500BC. This sculpture is approximately 11.1cm in height and does not stand alone. It was
discovered in a village in Austria and made of oolitic limestone. The exact time when the
sculpture was made has not been ascertained, but most of the analysis done by a group of
researchers agree that it dates back to 22000BCE (Staniszewski, 1995).
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Most of the sculptures that got discovered in the twentieth century and the early part of
the 21st century have collectively referred to as “Venus Figurines.” The blanket reference of all
such sculptures is believed to be due to the myth of the time that women who were depicted in

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Insert surname1 Professor’s name Student's Name Course title Date Venus of Willendorf Venus of Willendorf refers to a Venus figurine that is believed to have sculpted about 2500BC. This sculpture is approximately 11.1cm in height and does not stand alone. It was discovered in a village in Austria and made of oolitic limestone. The exact time when the sculpture was made has not been ascertained, but most of the analysis done by a group of researchers agree that it dates back to 22000BCE (Staniszewski, 1995). Interpretation Most of the sculptures that got discovered in the twentieth century and the early part of the 21st century have collectively referred to as “Venus Figurines.” The blanket reference of all such sculptures is believed to be due to the myth of the time that women who were depicted in Insert surname2 art as naked and had exaggerated parts of the body represented early fertility. Venus is just referred to because most of the figurines came after several years of the myths about Venus. Some of the experts reject the term and name the sculpture directly referring to them as “woman .“ Little information published about the origin of the sculpture. Thi ...
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