Sculptures of the Ice Age Exploring the Deeper History of Art Bradshaw Foundation
Sculptures of the Ice Age Exploring the Deeper History of Art Bradshaw Foundation
Sculptures of the Ice Age Exploring the Deeper History of Art Bradshaw Foundation
Sculptures of the Ice Age
Sculptures of the Ice Age - Exploring the Deeper History of Art
Torso Male Figure
Gravettian 26,000 years old

Torso Male Figure Sculptures of the Ice Age
This sculpture, modelled in clay and then baked, was found at Dolní Věstonice, Czech Republic. The torso is all that survives of this male baked earth sculpture. The correctly proportioned stump of a penis is positioned at the base of the torso and above the parted legs. This piece is dated at roughly 26,000 years BP.

Moravské Museum Brno.

Dimensions

 
Height : 3 cm
 
Width : -
 
Thick : -
 

Gravettian

Culture taking its name from the La Gravette site, Dordogne, France, and lasted from about 28,000 years ago until 22,000 years ago. Original elements in Gravettian cave art include the use of hand stencils, and the type of female statuette widely but incorrectly known as 'Venus' first appear in the portable art of this period.

Source: Dr Jean Clottes

Sculpture Links

→ Ice Age Art Index
→ Ice Age Art Gallery
→ Bison of Tuc D'Audoubert

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