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Venus of Laussel

Work of art
The Venus of Laussel is an 18.11-inch-high limestone bas-relief of a nude woman. It is painted with red ochre and was carved into the limestone of a rock shelter in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne department of south-western France. The... Wikipedia
Created: 25,000 years
Discovered: 1911; Marquay, Dordogne, France
Material: Limestone
Present location: Musée d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France
Size: Height: 46 cm