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title: Venus of Brassempouy
author: Jean-Gilles Berizzi
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7031/venus-of-brassempouy/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Venus of Brassempouy
_Authored by Jean-Gilles Berizzi_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7031.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/) of Brassempouy is one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face. It belongs to the Gravettian [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) of Upper Palaeolithic [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) and was probably carved between c. 26,000 and c. 24,000 years ago. It was made from mammoth ivory and it currently resides in the National Archaeological Museum (Musée d'Archéologie Nationale) in France.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Berizzi, J. (2017, August 23). Venus of Brassempouy. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Berizzi, Jean-Gilles. "Venus of Brassempouy." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2017. .
### MLA
Berizzi, Jean-Gilles. "Venus of Brassempouy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_of_Brassempouy.jpg) by [**Jean-Gilles Berizzi**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_of_Brassempouy.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 23 August 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.