Great Ceiling
E1025238
Great Ceiling is the name given to the famous Paleolithic panel of polychrome animal paintings on the roof of Spain’s Altamira Cave.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic cave art panel
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rock art ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
Late Pleistocene
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circa 14,000 BP ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Magdalenian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | sensitivity to humidity and carbon dioxide ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Upper Paleolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
bison
ⓘ
deer ⓘ horses ⓘ wild boar ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1879 ⓘ |
| function | prehistoric ritual or symbolic expression ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | polychrome painting ⓘ |
| hasReplica | Altamira Neocave replica ⓘ |
| influenced | study of Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altamira Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cantabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Santillana del Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | mineral pigments ⓘ |
| notableFor |
three-dimensional use of natural rock relief
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well-preserved polychrome animal figures ⓘ |
| orientation | ceiling panel ⓘ |
| partOf | Altamira Cave complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pigmentColor |
black manganese
ⓘ
red ochre ⓘ |
| region | Cantabria, northern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | limestone ceiling ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | restricted public access ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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