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Coordinates: 47°5141N 8°4821E / 47.86139°N 8.80583°E / 47.86139; 8.80583
 

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Venus figurines of Petersfels
From the left: Venus figurine from Petersfels, reproduction (The so-called Venus of Engen), beetle and two further female figurines from Petersfels; Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
MaterialJet
Created15,000 to 11,500 years
Discovered1908
Engen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

The Venus figurines of Petersfels are several small female statuettes from the Upper Paleolithic era, carved from jet lignite. The tallest figurine is called the Venus of Engen.[1] The figurines were discovered in the Petersfels caves near Engen, Baden-Württemberg, excavated in 1927–1932 by Eduard Peters und Volker Toepfer and then in 1974–1976 and 1978 by Gerd Albrecht.[2] They stand between 1.5 and 4 cm tall and are about 15,000 to 11,500 years old, created during the Magdalenian era. They are housed in the Museums of Freiburg im Breisgau and Engen.

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  1. ^ "Venus von Engen, Foto Museum | Einzigartige Museen in Deutschland". einzigartige-museen.de. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  • ^ See Delporte (1979), S. 129; Müller-Beck & Albrecht (1987), S. 104.
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    47°51′41N 8°48′21E / 47.86139°N 8.80583°E / 47.86139; 8.80583


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