Women in Prehistory
The Venus of Willendorf

Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe


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    VENUS OF WILLENDORF
    Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe


Venus of Willendorf
c. 24,000-22,000 BCE
Oolitic limestone
43/8 inches (11.1 cm) high

(Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna)

Copyright © (text only) 2000
revised 2003
Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe
All rights reserved


This essay appeared originally in
IMAGES OF WOMEN IN ANCIENT ART

VENUS OF WILLENDORF

1. Discovery

2. What's in a Name?

3. Woman from Willendorf

4. Stone-Age Women

5. Mother Goddess

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