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- Human with feline head, from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany
- 40,000-28000 BC
- Paleolithic
- One of the first sculptures that were larger than palm sized.
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- Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf), from Willendorf, Austria
- 28,000-25,000
- Paleolitchic
- The artist exaggerated some features and downplayed others like face arms or feet. Depicts a very healthy looking woman may have been the taste of men at the time.
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- Two bison, reliefs in cave at Le Tuc d'Abudoubert, France
- 13,000 BC
- Paleolithic
- Very realistic looking Bisons
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- Bison, detail of a painted ceiling in the cave at Altamira, Spain
- 12,000 BC
- Paleolithic
- Artist took advantage of the irregularities of the walls to make the figures stand out. Filled with color that varies in intensity.
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- Spotted horses and negative hand imprints, wall painting in the cave at Pech-Merle, France
- 16,000 BC
- Paleolithic
- The dots appear very spiritual and the figure could've had a religious significance. The shape of the wall resembles a horse. The handprints could've been signatures.
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- Hall of the Bulls (left wall) in the cave at Lascaux, France
- 15,000-10,000BC
- Paleolithic
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- Aurochs, horses, and rhinoceroses, wall painting in Chauvet Cave, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
- 30,000-28,000 BC
- Paleolithic
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- Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison, painting in the well of the cave at Lascaux
- 15,000-13,000 BC
- Paleolithic
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- Early Neolithic Wall and Tower, Jericho, Jordan
- 7500 BC
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- Human figure, from Ain Ghazal, Jordan
- 6750-6250 BC
- Nelithic
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- Restored view of a section of Level VI, Catal Huyuk
- 7500 BC
- Neolithic
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- Aerial view of Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England
- 2100 BC
- Neolithic
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