Venus of Willendorf, Ancient Paleolithic Figurine

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The Venus of Willendorf, known to academics as the Woman of Willendorf, stands at an impressive 11.1 centimeters or 4.4 inches in height and is estimated to have been crafted between approximately 28,000 and 25,000 BCE. Discovered by Johann Veran or Josef Veram in 1908 during excavations led by archaeologists Josef Szombathy, Hugo Obermaier, and Josef Bayer at a paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village located in Lower Austria adjacent to the town of Krems. The statuette is carved from non-local oolitic limestone and features a reddish hue courtesy of tinted red ochre. Currently housed within the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. This STL was generated from an extremely high-resolution scan of the original cast of this ancient figurine while it was on display in the Czech Republic. Two years were spent tracking down sources and producing these scans, resulting in a highly accurate recreation of the original Venus figurine that can be found anywhere today. For comparison purposes, the last photo showcases my exact replica (left) alongside a popular STL downloaded online (right).