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Other comparisons were made to the Venus of Willendorf, a figurine dating back to 28,000–25,000 BCE that is often seen as a symbol of fertility and feminine beauty. Despite all the speculation ...

Female forms, such as the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf are more common Some have been truly exquisite in their sophistication and detail, such as a 30,000-year-old avian figurine crafted from ...

in the mid-90s and credits Swanbeck with helping her find her passion for art. She recalls a class where Swanbeck created ceramic statuettes of Venus of Willendorf, an ancient fertility figure ...

The Apollo and Daphne sculpture depicts the climax of the story of Phoebus and Daphne, as written in Ovid's Metamorphoses. It captures when the nymph Daphne escapes Apollo's advances by transforming ...

Though it was made 17,000 years ago – putting some 9,000 years and 1,000km (621 miles) between it and the Venus of Willendorf – this new figurine is uncannily similar, with one twist.

Despite its size, it is just one facet of a huge necropolis occupying up to 38 square miles. The Venus of Willendorf is an Upper Paleolithic statue created about 25,000 BCE. ©Lefteris ...