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M0000440: Female Paleolithic figurine: Venus of Willendorf
- Date
- 1929
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Available online
Licence
In copyright
Credit: M0000440: Female Paleolithic figurine: Venus of Willendorf. In copyright
About this work
Description
Photograph of a female Paleolithic figurine made of oolitic limestone tinted with red ochre from 24000-22000 BC, known as the Venus of Willendorf, as it was found in Willendorf, Austria in 1908. The figurine is held by the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Publication/Creation
1929
Physical description
1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Terms of use
This item is fragile. Please consult the digitised version. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item By Appointment.
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Subjects
Where to find it
Location of original
Wellcome Library; GB.
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request