The common physical characteristics of all of the Venus figures are: a thin upper torso, largely exaggerated breasts, large buttocks and thighs, a large stomach (possibly due to pregnancy), and oddly bent, short legs, that end with
function venus of willendorf
Venus figurine dating to 28,000–25,000 bce found in Willendorf, Austria; in the Natural History Museum, Vienna. It has been suggested that she is a fertility figure, a good-luck totem, a mother goddess symbol, or an aphrodisiac made by men for the appreciation
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venus of willendorf
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The common physical characteristics of all of the Venus figures are: a thin upper torso, largely exaggerated breasts, large buttocks and thighs, a large stomach (possibly due to pregnancy), and oddly bent, short legs, that end with
function venus of willendorf
Venus figurine dating to 28,000–25,000 bce found in Willendorf, Austria; in the Natural History Museum, Vienna. It has been suggested that she is a fertility figure, a good-luck totem, a mother goddess symbol, or an aphrodisiac made by men for the appreciation