04/06/2021
I borrowed this from a friend, please note the similarities between the hair style and the Afar people.
Carved some 25,000 years ago, the figurine is believed to feature the oldest realistic depiction of the human face. It’s dubbed the Venus of Brassempuy, and it is, without a doubt, one of the most amazing figurines ever discovered not only because of its beauty but because of its meaning. Thought to have been carved around 25,000 years ago, the strange yet beautiful figurine was discovered in France in 1892. A consequent analysis revealed the figurine dated back to between 23,000 to 26,000 years. It is so old that experts claim it is the earliest known realistic representation of a human face, one of the main reasons it is so important. The figurine was discovered in southwest France, in a cave near the village of Brassempouy. There are two caves near Brassempouy. The two caves – Gallery of the Hyenas and Pope’s Cave – are among the earliest explored Paleolithic caves in France. The figure was found in Pope’s Cave in 1894, together with eight more human figurines, and which may have been examples of still unfinished works. The Venus of Brassempouy was carved from mammoth ivory, and as noted by archaeologist Paul Bahn, the head is “unsexed, although it is usually called a 'Venus' or a 'lady.'” Https://curiosmos.com/carved- 25000-years-ago-this-is-the-oldest-realistic-depiction-of-a-human-face /
It's dubbed the Venus of Brassempuy, and it is, without a doubt, one of the most amazing figurines ever discovered not only because of its beauty but because of its meaning. An ancient figurine Thought to have been carved around 25,000 years ago, the strange yet beautiful figurine was disco ...