VENUS OF Dolní Věstonice, ANCIENT PALEOLITHIC FEMALE FIGURINE

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The Venus of Dolní Věstonice is a 29,000–25,000 BCE ceramic statuette of a nude female figure unearthed in the Paleolithic site Dolní Věstonice, located in the Moravian basin south of Brno at the base of Děvín Mountain. This ancient figurine and several others from nearby sites are the earliest known ceramic artifacts globally. This 29,000-year-old statuette has a clay body fired at a relatively low temperature (500 °C - 800 °C), mirroring the general morphology of other Venus figurines: exceptionally large breasts, belly, and hips that may symbolize fertility, a relatively small head, and minimal detail on the rest of the body. In 2004, a tomograph scan revealed a child's fingerprint estimated to be between 7 and 15 years old, fired into the surface of this ancient figurine. Originally displayed at the Moravian Museum in Brno, it is now protected and only occasionally accessible to the public. A stand is included. This STL was created from a high-resolution scan of the original cast of this ancient figurine while it was exhibited in the Czech Republic 10 years ago. After tracking down these casts for two years, I used the latest high-resolution scanner (less than 25 microns) to make these scans, resulting in the most accurate and virtually only museum-quality exact recreation of the original Venus figurine available today.