Female figure known as the "Venus with a gridded head"

Représentation féminine dite "Vénus à la tête quadrillée". Abris sculptés de la Préhistoire.
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Like the other depictions from Laussel, this female figure is on the round side. The face has no details, but a grid on the head is reminiscent of a headdress or hair. Block cut from the wall after its discovery in 1910. Dated to the Gravettian, this block from the Laussel Shelter (Marquay, Dordogne) is currently on display at the Musée d'Aquitaine.

© Mairie de Bordeaux / Jean Gilson.

© Mairie de Bordeaux / Jean Gilson.

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