Venus de Willendorf

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Modelo Fotogramétrico generated from numerous freely available internet images of this exceptional piece, resulting in its small formal deficiencies. LOCATION: Museum of Natural History in Vienna (Austria): http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/?content-id=1389102807142&reserve-mode=active DIMENSIONS: 11.1 centimeters high 5.7 centimeters wide at maximum TYPE OF STONE: Calcite oolitic stone CHRONOLOGY: Period of Paleolithic era, 28,000 to 25,000 years ago. ORIGIN: Discovered in a paleolithic excavation near Willendorf (Austria), on the Danube River's banks, in 1908 by Austrian archaeologist Josef Szombathy. DESCRIPTION: Anthropomorphic female statue, covered with red ochre.