Abri de Laussel
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Birthplace of the Venus with the horn, the most reproduced image of Gravettian sculpture — its carved blocks now all in museums
A limestone shelter above the Grande Beune valley near Marquay, where excavations for Dr Jean-Gaston Lalanne between 1908 and 1914 uncovered Gravettian bas-reliefs around 25,000 years old: the celebrated Venus with the horn, a second horned woman sold to Berlin in 1912, a double 'playing-card' figure and the slim carving known as 'the hunter'. Traces of red ochre survive on the figures. The sculpted blocks were cut from the rock and are now in museums — most in the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux — while the shelter itself is on private land and cannot be visited.
Gallery
The art
- ◦ Venus with the horn (Vénus à la corne)
- ◦ Second horned figure, sold to Berlin in 1912
- ◦ Originals in the Musée d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux
How it was made
How we know its age
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Plan a Visit
Sources
- 1.Abri de Laussel — Wikipedia
Further reading
- The Venus of Laussel — Don's Maps