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title: Magdalenian Horse Figurine
author: Emma Groeneveld
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7843/magdalenian-horse-figurine/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-07
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# Magdalenian Horse Figurine

_Authored by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/)_

## Image File

[![Magdalenian Horse Figurine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7843.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7843.jpg)

## Image Caption

Cast of a horse figurine carved out of mammoth ivory belonging to the Magdalenian industry of the Upper [Paleolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paleolithic/), which is associated with early modern humans (*[Homo sapiens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Homo_Sapiens/)*) in southwestern France between c. 17,000 and c. 11,000 years ago. It was found in the Hautes-Pyrénées region in France. The original resides at the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France, while the cast belongs to the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago but was on loan at the Australian Museum in Sydney when this picture was taken in December 2017.

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## About the Author

Emma Groeneveld studied History & Ancient History, focusing on topics such as Herodotus and the juicy politics of ancient courts. Since the conclusion of her studies in 2015, she has been spending more and more time on her obsession with prehi
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## Cite This Work

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Groeneveld, E. (2018, January 09). Magdalenian Horse Figurine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7843/magdalenian-horse-figurine/>
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### MLA
Groeneveld, Emma. "Magdalenian Horse Figurine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7843/magdalenian-horse-figurine/>.

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