Venus of Willendorf

Japanese: ウィレンドルフのビーナス(英語表記)Venus of Willendorf
Venus of Willendorf
A nude statue of a Paleolithic woman. It was discovered by chance in 1909 in Willendorf (→Willendorf ruins) in Austria during railway construction. The breasts, abdomen, buttocks, and crotch are extremely exaggerated, and it is thought to be an object of magical or primitive worship symbolizing reproduction and childbirth. It was created during the Aurignacian culture. Limestone, 11 cm high. In the collection of the Natural History Museum in Vienna.

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Japanese:
旧石器時代の女性裸像。1909年オーストリアのウィレンドルフ(→ウィレンドルフ遺跡)で,鉄道工事の際に偶然発見された。乳房,腹部,臀部,股部が極端に誇張されており,生殖,出産を象徴する呪術的,原始的崇拝の対象と考えられる。制作時期はオーリニャック文化期。石灰岩,高さ 11cm。ウィーン自然史博物館蔵。

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