The lion-headed figurine is the oldest-known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world, and the oldest-known uncontested example of figurative art. It has been determined to be between 35,000 and 40,000 years old
Stooo wrote:The Lion ManThe lion-headed figurine is the oldest-known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world, and the oldest-known uncontested example of figurative art. It has been determined to be between 35,000 and 40,000 years old
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-man
Carved out of mammoth tusk, that's pretty hardcore especially at the time saber toothed tigers were an issue which ties into the subject of the artefact.
Keyser wrote:Stooo wrote:The Lion ManThe lion-headed figurine is the oldest-known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world, and the oldest-known uncontested example of figurative art. It has been determined to be between 35,000 and 40,000 years old
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-man
Carved out of mammoth tusk, that's pretty hardcore especially at the time saber toothed tigers were an issue which ties into the subject of the artefact.
Great stuff Stooo and here is recent article on this remarkably ancient sculpture.
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/the-lion- ... sterpiece/
Stooo wrote:Keyser wrote:Stooo wrote:The Lion ManThe lion-headed figurine is the oldest-known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world, and the oldest-known uncontested example of figurative art. It has been determined to be between 35,000 and 40,000 years old
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-man
Carved out of mammoth tusk, that's pretty hardcore especially at the time saber toothed tigers were an issue which ties into the subject of the artefact.
Great stuff Stooo and here is recent article on this remarkably ancient sculpture.
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/the-lion- ... sterpiece/
I was inspired by a prog on Radio 4 about it tonight, you should be able to get it on the iPlayer
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