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| Two bison, clay relief in cave at Le Tuc d'Audoubert (Ariege, France), c. 12,000 B.C. Each approx. 2' long. |
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Catal Huyuk Landscape |
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| Landscape with volcanic eruption(?), detail of a copy of a wall painting from level VII, Catal Huyuk, c. 6150 B.C. |
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Venus of Willendorf |
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| Venus of Willenforf(Austria), c.28,000-23,000 B.C. Limestone, approx. 4 1/4'' high. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. |
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Marching Warriors. |
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| Marching warriors (or a ritual dance?), rock painting at Cingle de la Mola, Remigia(Castellon, Spain), c. 7000-4000 B.C. approx. 9'' wide. |
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Bison with turned Head |
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| Bison with turned head, from LaMadeleine(Dordogne, France), c.12,000 B.C. Reindeer horn, approx. 4'' long. Musee des Antiquites Nationales. St. Germain-en-Laye. |
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| "Chinese Horse", detail of the right wall of the Axial Gallery, Lascaux, c. 15,000-13,000 B.C. Approx. 4'8'' long. |
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| Hall of the Bulls(left wall), Lascaux, c. 15,000-13,000 B.C. Largest bull approx. 11'6'' long |
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| Stonehenge, artialview, c.2000 B.C. 97' diameter; trilithons approx. 24' high. salisbury Plain, Wilshire, England. |
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| Great stone tower built into the settlement wall, Jericho, c. 8,000-7,000 B.C. |
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| Human skull, Jericho, c.7,000-6,000 B.C Features molded in plaster, painted and inlaid with shell. Archeological Museum, Amman. Jericho Excavation Fund. |
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Bird Head Man with Bison |
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| Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison, painting in the wall of Lascaux, c.15,000 B.C Bison approx. 3'8'' long. |
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Woman Holding Bison Horn |
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| Woman holding a bison horn, from Laussel(Dordogne, France), c. 23,000-20,000 B.C. Painted limestone, approx. 18'' high. Musee d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux. |
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Venus of Ostrava Petrcovice |
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| Less than 2'' high, found in czech republic, C.23000 B.C. carved of hemotite(an iron ore), appears to be capable of motion. |
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Venus of Brassempouy |
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| Found in Brassempouy, France, believed to be from c.30,000 B.C. Carved of ivory and is 1 1/4'' high. Can only guess at the purpose of the head. |
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| Found in Chauvet Cave, dates to c.31 000-32 000 B.C. |
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| Dates to c. 30,000-28,000 B.C. Found in Chauvet Cave. Seem capable of movement. |
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