M0000440: Female Paleolithic figurine: Venus of Willendorf

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A female Paleolithic figurine, Venus of Willendorf

Photograph of a female Paleolithic figurine made of oolitic limestone tinted with red ochre from 24000-22000 BC, known as the Venus of Willendorf, as it was found in Willendorf, Austria in 1908. The figurine is held by the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.

1929

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.