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Venus Paleolithic Figurines

Fired clay figure of a bull, Cucuteni-Trypillian culture.

Prehistoric cave paintings are among the world’s first-known and least-understood works of art. At least two hundred painted caves, some dating to as early as 30,000 BCE, have been found throughout the Pyrenees regions of southern France and northern Spain. The paintings primarily depict animals but also include occasional human forms, a variety of non-representational …

The earliest known works of Oceanic sculpture are a series of ancient stone figures unearthed in various locations on the island of New Guinea, primarily in the mountainous highlands of the interior.

Shakōki Dogū (Goggle-eyed Clay Figurine)earthenwareearly Final Jomon period, 1,000 – 800 BCETōhoku regionH. 7 ⅞ × W. 5 . × D. 3 . in. (19.8 × 14.9 x 8.9 cm)Ex-collection Ken Domon, a renowned photographer, and the Teshigahara Family, which established the Ikebana Sogetsu School.To be exhibited in Japanese Art: Prehistoric to Contemporary. Courtesy Mika Gallery.

Bronze votive statuette of a naked man, Caucasus, 8th-6th century BC

Our prehistoric ancestors moved around a lot, they protected themselves with portable sculptures of gods and goddesses, called mobiliary art.