Europe’s prehistoric Venus figurines, dating from the Upper Paleolithic, are one of the world’s oldest art forms. With their voluptuous female figures carved from stone, ivory, horn, or clay, the ...

The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe. It is made of a rock called 'oolite' which is not found in or around Willendorf.

The Venus of Willendorf, which dates back 29,500 years, is considered one of the world's earliest depictions of female fertility. The Natural History Museum of Vienna, which houses the figurine, has ...

Plump and 25,000 years old, the Venus of Willendorf remains a mystery even after 100 years in the limelight. The small ochre-coloured figurine from the Paleolithic period takes her name from the ...

The prehistoric 'Venus of Willendorf' figurine pictured at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria. The Venus of Willendorf, a figurine estimated to have been made around 25,000 to 30,000 years ...

Apparently, a curvy Venus was too much for Facebook to handle. In what has become a case of Stone Age pornography, Facebook recently removed a post by a self-proclaimed "artivist" featuring a ...

A prehistoric art masterpiece has been censored by Facebook - prompting an indignant response from the Vienna museum where it is on display. The 'Venus of Willendorf' figurine of a voluptuous naked ...

An image of the Venus of Willendorf (ca 28,000–25,000 BCE), the iconic Stone Age sculpture of a female figure, is apparently too provocative to appear on a personal Facebook page. In late December ...