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# Sculptures From The Early Age ## Pre-Historic Sculptures Materials used in sculptures vary according to region and locality. Archeologists believed that their sculpture is a result of natural erosion and not of human artistry. Frequently carving may have mythological or religious significance....

# Sculptures From The Early Age ## Pre-Historic Sculptures Materials used in sculptures vary according to region and locality. Archeologists believed that their sculpture is a result of natural erosion and not of human artistry. Frequently carving may have mythological or religious significance. ### Venus of Willendorf * 28,000 B.C.E - 25,000 B.C.E * Image from Treasures of the World, 1961 CCP Library * It is carved from limestone with excessively heavy breast and abdomen used as a charm to ensure fertility. ### Venus of Brassempouy * Musée d'Archéologie Nationale at Saint-Germain-enlaye. * 25,000 years old. * Image from Treasures of the World, 1961 CCP Library * A sculpture of a lady with the hood. It is a fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic era that realistically represents the human face and hairstyle.