Prehistoric Art

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Name: Venus of Willendorf
Style/Period: Paleolithic/Prehistoric
Date: 25,000 BCE
Artist/Patron: unknown
Location: Austria
Medium: Clay
Technique: sculpture, incising
Function: unknown
Context: nude women= fertility and continuation of life
Descriptive Terms: exaggerated features

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Sculpture

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Name: Cave paintings of Altamira
Period/Style: Paleolithic/Prehistoric
Date: 12,000 BCE
Artist/Patron: unknown
Location: Spain
Medium: hollow reeds, water, minerals
Technique: hand painting, silhouettes, contouring
Function: unknown
Context: before written history
Descriptive Terms: cave painting, composite and profile view

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Paintings

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Name: Ivory human with feline head
Period/Style: Paleolithic/Prehistoric
Date: 30,000 BCE
Artist/Patron: unknown
Location: Germany
Medium: ivory
Technique: sculpture
Function: unknown
Context: before written history
Descriptive Terms: chiseled look, animalistic body type

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Sculpture

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Name: Cave paintings at Lascaux
Period/Style: Paleolithic/Prehistoric
Date: 15,000 BCE
Artist/Patron: unknown
Location: France
Medium: hollow reeds, minerals, water
Technique: hand paintings, contouring, silhouette
Function: unknown
Context: before written history
Descriptive Terms: cave paintings, composite and profile view

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Painting

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Name: Stonehenge
Period/Style: Neolithic/Prehistoric
Date: 2,000 BCE
Artist/Patron: unknown
Location: Willshire, France
Medium: limestone, bluestone
Technique: post-lintel
Function: crematorium, ritual site
Context: before written history
Descriptive Terms: megaliths, cromlech

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Architecture

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Name: Clay bison at Le Tuc d'Audoubert
Period/Style: Paleolithic/Prehistoric
Date: 12,000 BCE
Artist/Patron: unknown
Location: France
Medium: Clay
Technique: incising
Function: unknown
Context: before written history
Descriptive Terms: profile, carving/sculpture, large in size

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Sculpture