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A side view of the female figurine displayed against a dark museum background. The figure has a large rounded belly, prominent breasts, broad hips, and short legs, feet broken off, thin arm crossing the chest. Its head is covered in layered, horizontally carved bands, no facial features, and the sculpture is mounted on a thin support rod.

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A side view of the female figurine displayed against a dark museum background. The figure has a large rounded belly, prominent breasts, broad hips, and short legs, feet broken off, thin arm crossing the chest. Its head is covered in layered, horizontally carved bands, no facial features, and the sculpture is mounted on a thin support rod.
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Nina Willburger (ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de)'s status on Monday, 14-Sep-2026 17:28:18 JST Nina Willburger

The Venus of Willendorf: A 29,500‑Year‑Old Masterpiece and one of the most iconic works of Paleolithic art. Standing just 11.1 cm tall, the figurine was carved from oolitic limestone and originally coated with red ochre, a pigment that still leaves faint traces today. Over the decades, scholars have proposed many interpretations: A fertility figure, amother goddess, a good‑luck totem, an aphrodisiac, a self‑portrait, made by a woman looking down at her own body.
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