Great Ceiling of polychrome bison
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The Great Ceiling of polychrome bison is a famous Paleolithic rock art panel in Spain’s Altamira Cave, renowned for its vivid, naturalistic depictions of bison painted over 14,000 years ago.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic cave painting
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rock art panel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Techo de los bisontes policromos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| artForm | parietal art ⓘ |
| artisticFeature |
dynamic postures of bison
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naturalistic representation of animals ⓘ |
| artStyle | polychrome painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | European Upper Paleolithic art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caveSystem | Altamira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | often dated to roughly 15000–14000 BCE ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure | use of replica cave for visitors ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restricted public access ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Magdalenian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | bison ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Altamira Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | over 14000 years old ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | symbol of Paleolithic art in Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altamira Cave
NERFINISHED
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Cantabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Santillana del Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
charcoal
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mineral pigments ⓘ ochre ⓘ |
| paintedBy | prehistoric hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| partOf | Altamira Cave complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationConcern | damage from human visitation and humidity ⓘ |
| region | northern Spain ⓘ |
| researchField |
prehistoric archaeology
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rock art studies ⓘ |
| significance |
icon of prehistoric cave painting
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masterpiece of Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | prehistoric fauna ⓘ |
| surfaceType | cave ceiling ⓘ |
| technique |
polychrome shading
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use of natural rock relief ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Upper Paleolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | inspired creation of Altamira replica cave ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1985 ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
overlapping animal figures
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three-dimensional effect ⓘ vivid colors ⓘ |
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