Specimens

Venus de Brassempouy (The Pear)

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Site:
Grotte du Pape (Brassempouy)
Lat/Long:
43.62, -0.71
Cultures:
Gravettian
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The Venus de Brassempouy, also called "The Pear" because of its shape, is a prehistoric statuette discovered in 1892 on the site of Brassempouy, in the department of Landes, in France. She should not be confused with the famous "Lady of Brassempouy".