Art of the Upper Paleolithic

Spear thrower made from reindeer antler, sculpted as a mammoth. Found in the rock shelter of Montastruc, France, ca. 11,000 – 13,000 BCE

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Carving of swimming reindeer. Found at Montastruc, France, ca. 11,000 BCE

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Fragment of decorated metatarsal bone of a cervid, probably reindeer; From Madeleine, France, Palaeolithic

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Engraving of a horse; From Montastruc, France, Palaeolithic

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Tête dite "La dame à la capuche" (Head called "Lady with the Hood"), c. 25,000 BCE

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Fragment of decorated reindeer metatarsal (bone) engraved on the obverse surface with two reindeer, one of which is now incomplete. Madeleine, France, Palaeolithic

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Venus of Willendorf, 24000 BCE to 22000 BCE

Portraits of three reindeer and an Ibex; Found in Courbet Cave, France, Late Magdalenian, ca. 12, 500 years ago

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