Venus of Lespugue

The Venus of Lespugue is a Venus figurine, a statuette of a nude female figure from approximately 25,000 BC. It was discovered in 1922 in the Rideaux cave of Lespugue (Haute-Garonne) in the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is carved from tusk ivory, and was damaged during excavation.

External link

• http://www.hominids.com/donsmaps/lespuguevenus.html
• http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/lespugue.html