Archaeologist Josef Szombathy found a unique masterpiece in 1908, The Venus of Willendorf. Joesef found the sculpture near the town of Willendorf in Austria. The incredible sculpture must have been created somewhere else due to the fact that the Venus of Willendorf was created from a type of oolitic limestone that is not found in the region (L. C. E. Witcombe).The interesting sculpture’s characteristics are remarkable. The approximate measurement of the statuette is eleven centimeters in height and four centimeters in width. The masterpiece was created out of yellow limestone as well as tinted red by traces of ochre. When someone looks at the statuette, they see a short female as well as features you would see on a female, drooping breasts, a large belly, as well as a pronounced buttock. The sculpture …show more content…
One of the differences is that The Venus of Willendorf was created out of a yellow limestone as well as tinted red by traces of ochre. The Venus of Laussel was carved onto a limestone block. A similarity is that both sculptures were made out of some type of limestone. Both masterpieces consist of an overweight woman with large breasts, as well as a head with no facial features. The head on the Venus of Willendorf is almost completely covered by a braided pattern. The head on the Venus of Laussel is unclear or decayed and has what looks to be long hair. Another difference is that the overweight woman in the Venus of Laussel has her left hand on her belly, making me think she may be pregnant. It is fascinating to look at the differences and similarities of both sculptures, it makes me wonder how similar the artists