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title: Prehistoric Lion-Man Statuette
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9591/prehistoric-lion-man-statuette/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Prehistoric Lion-Man Statuette

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Prehistoric Lion-Man Statuette](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9591.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9591.jpg)

## Image Caption

This replica of prehistoric statuette depicts a lion-man hybrid. It was made from the ivory of mammoth. This specimen was discovered in a cave near the town of Holenstein-Stadel, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is 30,000 years old and the original is at the Ulm Museum in Ulm, Germany. This replica can be seen in the Zürich Zoologischer Garten in Zürich, Switzerland.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, November 27). Prehistoric Lion-Man Statuette. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9591/prehistoric-lion-man-statuette/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Prehistoric Lion-Man Statuette." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 27, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9591/prehistoric-lion-man-statuette/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Prehistoric Lion-Man Statuette." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9591/prehistoric-lion-man-statuette/>.

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