Lady of Brassempouy
E650069
Upper Paleolithic art object
archaeological artifact
female figurine
ivory sculpture
prehistoric figurine
The Lady of Brassempouy is a small Upper Paleolithic ivory figurine from France, renowned as one of the earliest known realistic depictions of a human face.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper Paleolithic art object
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archaeological artifact ⓘ female figurine ⓘ ivory sculpture ⓘ prehistoric figurine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dame de Brassempouy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Dame à la Capuche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Upper Paleolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Paleolithic portable art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brassempouy archaeological site
NERFINISHED
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Paleolithic Venus figurines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | fragmentary ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culture | Gravettian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale
NERFINISHED
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Saint-Germain-en-Laye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
female figure
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human head ⓘ |
| discoveredAtSite | Grotte du Pape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1892 ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | Paleolithic cave site ⓘ |
| estimatedDate |
circa 23,000 BCE
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circa 25,000 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Joseph de Laporterie
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Édouard Piette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved nose
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indicated chin ⓘ stylized hair or hood pattern ⓘ suggested brow ridge ⓘ |
| hasReplica | Brassempouy museum displays ⓘ |
| headgearDepiction |
checkerboard-patterned hair or headdress
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hood-like coiffure ⓘ |
| height | about 3.65 cm ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | French national archaeological collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | mammoth ivory ⓘ |
| missingPart |
body
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lower face details ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the earliest known realistic human representations
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realistic depiction of a human face ⓘ |
| partOf | Brassempouy ivory figurine assemblage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Brassempouy
NERFINISHED
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Landes department NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern France ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of Paleolithic representation of the human face
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key example of early European figurative art ⓘ |
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