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The Venus of Laussel is an 18.11-inch-high (46.0-centimetre) limestone bas-relief of a nude woman. It is painted with red ochre and was carved into the limestone of a rock shelter (Abri de Laussel) in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne department of south-western France. The carving is associated with the Gravettian Upper Paleolithic culture (approximately 25,000 years old). It is currently displayed in the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France.
Description
The figure holds a bison horn, or possibly a cornucopia, in one hand, which has thirteen notches. She has large breasts, a great stomach, and wide hips. There is a "Y" on her thigh and her faceless head is turned toward the horn. The lower relief was covered in red ochre.[1]
Discovery and display
The relief was discovered in 1911 by Jean-Gaston Lalanne, a physician. It was carved into large block of limestone in a rock shelter (abri de Laussel) at the commune of Marquay in the Dordogne department of south-western France. The limestone block fell off the wall of the shelter. It was brought to the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France.
Meaning
The figure and the horn are considered significant in figurative studies of Paleolithic art. There are many similarly formed "goddess figures", such as Venus of Willendorf, said to be of potential significance in Eurasian prehistoric religion.[2][3][4][5] The color and the number of notches on the horn may symbolize the number of moons or the number of menstrual cycles in one year, or the number of days from menstruation to ovulation.[1]
See also
- Art of the Upper Paleolithic
- List of Stone Age art
References
- Thompson, William Irwin. (1981). The time falling bodies take to light : mythology, sexuality, and the origins of culture. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-312-80510-1. OCLC 6890108.
- Hayden, Brian (17 December 2003). "Complexity in the Hunter-Gatherer World". Shamans, Sorcerers, and Saints: A Prehistory of Religion. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. pp. 153–155. ISBN 9781588341686.
- Soffer O, Adovasio JM, Hyland DC (2000). "The "Venus" Figurines: Textiles, Basketry, Gender, and Status in the Upper Paleolithic". Current Anthropology. 41 (4): 511–537. doi:10.1086/317381. S2CID 162026727.
- Eisler, Riane Tennenhaus (1987). The chalice and the blade : our history, our future (1st ed.). Cambridge [Mass.]: Harper & Row. p. 5. ISBN 0-06-250287-5. OCLC 15222627.
- Neumann, Erich (4 May 2015). The Great Mother : an analysis of the archetype. Manheim, Ralph, 1907-1992 (First Princeton classics ed.). Princeton, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-4008-6610-6. OCLC 908042725.
Further reading
- Eisler, Riane (1995), Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., NY.
- Marshack, Alexander (1971). The Roots of Civilization, Moyer Bell Ltd, Mount Kisco, NY.
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La Venus de Laussel o Dama del Cuerno[1] es una de las obras básicas para comprender el arte paleolítico tallada en piedra caliza.[2] Fue descubierta en el año 1909 por el doctor Lalanne en la localidad de Marquay, Dordoña, Francia. De unas dimensiones, no llegando a los 50 centímetros de altura y un grosor de 36 centímetros.[3] Datan de una antigüedad de 25.000 años. [4][5]Actualmente se encuentra en el Musée d'Aquitaine (Museo de Aquitania) en Burdeos.[6][ru] Венера Лоссельская
Венера Лоссельская, фр. Vénus de Laussel — одна из палеолитических венер граветтской культуры (около 20 000 лет назад, верхний палеолит). Представляет собой барельеф на блоке известняка, раскрашенный красной охрой. В правой руке обнажённая Венера держит предмет, напоминающий турий рог.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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