Venus figurines of Petersfels

Coordinates: 47°51′41″N 8°48′21″E / 47.86139°N 8.80583°E / 47.86139; 8.80583

From the left: Venus figurine from Petersfels, reproduction (The so-called Venus of Engen), beetle and two further female figurines from Petersfels; Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe

The Venus figurines of Petersfels are several small female statuettes from the Upper Paleolithic era, carved from jet lignite. The tallest figurine is called the Venus of Engen.[1] The figurines were discovered in the Petersfels caves near Engen, Baden-Württemberg, excavated in 1927–1932 by Eduard Peters und Volker Toepfer and then in 1974–1976 and 1978 by Gerd Albrecht.[2] They stand between 1,5 to 4 cm tall and are about 15000 to 11500 years old, created during the Magdalenian era. They are housed in the Museums of Freiburg im Breisgau und Engen.

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  1. "Venus von Engen, Foto Museum | Einzigartige Museen in Deutschland". einzigartige-museen.de. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  2. See Delporte (1979), S. 129; Müller-Beck & Albrecht (1987), S. 104.
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