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Record Details
- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 9261
- Date of Photo
- 1963
- World Region
- Europe
- Region
- Western Europe
- Country
- Spain
- State/Province
- Cantabria
- Geographic Location
- Altamira Cave
- Archaeological Site Name
- Altamira Cave/Cueva de Altamira
- Period
- Upper Paleolithic
- Description
- Cueva de Altamira. Polychrome Bison with turned head. 8/5 This is a particularly evocative example of the master artistry of Altamira. Elsewhere we have found that a rocky hump can readily have prefigured a bison in a crouching position, ready to spring, or to roll over (3/12). That is the simple and direct utilization of a natural relief. Here we find a technique which is far more sophisticated. The bison in this slide is developed between two
- Image Categories
- Art: Cave painting
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4623 x 3118
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 14778
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14778/14778
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"Cueva de Altamira. Polychrome Bison with turned head. 8/5 This is a particularly evocative example of the master artistry of Altamira. Elsewhere we have found that a rocky hump can readily have prefigured a bison in a crouching position, ready to spring, or to roll over (3/12). That is the simple and direct utilization of a natural relief. Here we find a technique which is far more sophisticated. The bison in this slide is developed between two". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14778/14778. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 02, 2024.