the Venus of Brassempouy
(21 000 – 23 000 B.C.)
This ivory head from the late Paleolithic is the oldest known, realistic depiction of a face. The fragment was found in 1892 in a cave near the French hamlet of Brassempouy.
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PA23BR - Miniature
- h. 12 cm. with brochure in luxury gift box
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