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The Venus of Laugerie Basse - the Supplicant

The Venus of Laugerie Basse - the Supplicant. This venus is a tiny, broken, crudely carved statuette of reindeer antler, 44 millimetres long, depicting a faceless human bent forward as though in supplication, with arms raised as if in prayer or adoration.

Text above from Marshack (1972)

Photo: https://picasaweb.google.com/byThemis/idolies

References

1. Marshack, A., 1972: The Roots of Civilization: the Cognitive Beginning of Man’s First Art, Symbol and Notation, New York, McGraw-Hill

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