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Altamira; Galloping Wild Boar; Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Altamira
View Title
Galloping Wild Boar
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: near Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain)
Period/Date
Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Spain
Cave paintings
Painting (Image-making)
Work Record ID
158475
Image Record ID
947938
Classification Filing Number
336;A465

Altamira; Schematic drawing of ceiling paintings; Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Altamira
View Title
Schematic drawing of ceiling paintings
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: near Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain)
Period/Date
Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Spain
Cave paintings
Painting (Image-making)
Work Record ID
158475
Image Record ID
947937
Classification Filing Number
336;A465;2

Altamira; Plan of Cave; Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Altamira
View Title
Plan of Cave
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: near Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain)
Period/Date
Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Spain
Cave paintings
Painting (Image-making)
Work Record ID
158475
Image Record ID
947935
Classification Filing Number
336;A465;1

Pebble head; Prehistoric, Paleolithic; Creation date: before 20,000 BCE

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Work Title
Pebble head
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: From Aq Kupruk (Afghanistan)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Creation date: before 20,000 BCE
Media/Technique
oblong limestone, carving, sculpture
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Heads (Representations)
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Pebble (rock)
Afghanistan
Work Record ID
540391
Image Record ID
948684
Digital filename
04d100045
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:26

Propeller of the 'headless animal' type; An ibex; Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magdalenian

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Work Title
Propeller of the 'headless animal' type
View Title
An ibex
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Arudy (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France); Repository: Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magdalenian
Media/Technique
reindeer antler, carving
Subjects
Ibex
Art, Prehistoric
Sculptures (visual works)
Propellers
Animals
Antler
Work Record ID
540388
Image Record ID
948671
Digital filename
04d100051
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:28

Semi-round sticks of reindeer antler decorated with gouged-out spirals; Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magdalenian IV-V

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Work Title
Semi-round sticks of reindeer antler decorated with gouged-out spirals
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France); Repository: Saint-Perier Collection
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magdalenian IV-V
Media/Technique
reindeer antler, carving, sculpture
Dimensions
length: 7.875 inches maximum, length: 20 cm maximum
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Antler
France
Work Record ID
540385
Image Record ID
948667
Digital filename
04d100052
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:29

Bison carved from a reindeer antler; Paleolithic; Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Bison carved from a reindeer antler
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: from La Madeleine (Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France); Repository: Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France)
Period/Date
Paleolithic
Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
reindeer antler, carving
Dimensions
length: 4 inches, length: 10.16 cm
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Bison
Antler
France
Work Record ID
540384
Image Record ID
948666
Digital filename
04d100050
Classification Filing Number
200;*.na
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:28

Sleeping Lady; Sleeping Lady and Two Alabaster Figurines; Prehistoric; creation date: ca. 2400 BCE

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Work Title
Sleeping Lady
View Title
Sleeping Lady and Two Alabaster Figurines
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Repository: Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieni (Paola, Malta)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
creation date: ca. 2400 BCE
Media/Technique
sculpture
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
539763
Image Record ID
948664
Classification Filing Number
200

Ibex-headed spear thrower; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 16,000-9000 BCE

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Work Title
Ibex-headed spear thrower
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: from Le Mas d'Azil (Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France); Repository: Musee de la Prehistoire (Le Mas d'Azil, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 16,000-9000 BCE
Media/Technique
carved antler
Dimensions
length: 30 cm, length: 11.81 inches
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Ibex
Antler
Work Record ID
540394
Image Record ID
948691
Digital filename
04d100020
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:22

Cave painting; Wounded horse; Paleolithic

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Work Title
Cave painting
View Title
Wounded horse
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Repository: Niaux (Occitanie, France)
Period/Date
Paleolithic
Dimensions
height: 49.85 cm (19.625 inches)
Subjects
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Work Record ID
158315
Image Record ID
948927
Classification Filing Number
330;35N577
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Altamira; Bison; Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Altamira
View Title
Bison
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: near Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain)
Period/Date
Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Spain
Cave paintings
Painting (Image-making)
Work Record ID
158475
Image Record ID
1360140
Classification Filing Number
336;A465;3

Merchant's Table; Neolithic

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Work Title
Merchant's Table
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Locmariaquer (Brittany, France)
Period/Date
Neolithic
Work Record ID
581287
Image Record ID
1390246
Classification Filing Number
135;L818;1D;L19

Gavrinis passage tomb; Gavrinis, tumulus; Interior showing abstract designs engraved on the walls; Neolithic; use ceased ca. 3000 BCE

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Work Title
Gavrinis passage tomb
Gavrinis, tumulus
View Title
Interior showing abstract designs engraved on the walls
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Gavrinis (Brittany, France)
Period/Date
Neolithic
use ceased ca. 3000 BCE
Work Record ID
581276
Image Record ID
1390245
Classification Filing Number
135;G283

Carnac, menhirs; People among menhirs; Prehistoric

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Work Title
Carnac, menhirs
View Title
People among menhirs
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Carnac (Morbihan, Brittany, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Work Record ID
581273
Image Record ID
1390239
Classification Filing Number
135;C288;1Ma;L19

Carnac, menhirs; Prehistoric

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Work Title
Carnac, menhirs
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Image Creator/Culture
photographer: George Swain (American, 1866-1947)
Site/Repository
Site: Carnac (Morbihan, Brittany, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Work Record ID
581273
Image Record ID
1390238
Classification Filing Number
135;C288;1M;L19

Stonehenge; General view; Prehistoric; Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE

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Work Title
Stonehenge
View Title
General view
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE
Media/Technique
sandstone, bluestone
Dimensions
diameter of saren circle: 32.3 m, length of earth-banked avenue: 400 m, height of stones: 4.2 m, height of trilithons: 7.3 m
Subjects
Stonehenge (England)
World Heritage area (UNESCO)
Megalithic monuments
England
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
128612
Image Record ID
1390594
Classification Filing Number
137;S877;5;L19

Stonehenge; General view; Prehistoric; Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE

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Work Title
Stonehenge
View Title
General view
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Image Creator/Culture
photographer: George Swain (American, 1866-1947)
Site/Repository
Site: Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE
Media/Technique
sandstone, bluestone
Dimensions
diameter of saren circle: 32.3 m, length of earth-banked avenue: 400 m, height of stones: 4.2 m, height of trilithons: 7.3 m
Subjects
Stonehenge (England)
World Heritage area (UNESCO)
Megalithic monuments
England
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
128612
Image Record ID
1390593
Classification Filing Number
137;S877;4;L19

Stonehenge; Aerial view; Prehistoric; Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE

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Work Title
Stonehenge
View Title
Aerial view
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE
Media/Technique
sandstone, bluestone
Dimensions
diameter of saren circle: 32.3 m, length of earth-banked avenue: 400 m, height of stones: 4.2 m, height of trilithons: 7.3 m
Subjects
Stonehenge (England)
World Heritage area (UNESCO)
Megalithic monuments
England
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
128612
Image Record ID
1390592
Classification Filing Number
137;S877;11A A 1;L19

Stonehenge; General view; Prehistoric; Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE

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Work Title
Stonehenge
View Title
General view
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE
Media/Technique
sandstone, bluestone
Dimensions
diameter of saren circle: 32.3 m, length of earth-banked avenue: 400 m, height of stones: 4.2 m, height of trilithons: 7.3 m
Subjects
Stonehenge (England)
World Heritage area (UNESCO)
Megalithic monuments
England
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
128612
Image Record ID
1390591
Classification Filing Number
137;S877;3;L19

Stonehenge; View from south; Prehistoric; Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE

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Work Title
Stonehenge
View Title
View from south
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE
Media/Technique
sandstone, bluestone
Dimensions
diameter of saren circle: 32.3 m, length of earth-banked avenue: 400 m, height of stones: 4.2 m, height of trilithons: 7.3 m
Subjects
Stonehenge (England)
World Heritage area (UNESCO)
Megalithic monuments
England
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
128612
Image Record ID
1390590
Classification Filing Number
137;S877;2;L19
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Stonehenge; View from northeast; Prehistoric; Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE

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Work Title
Stonehenge
View Title
View from northeast
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: earliest phase ca.3200 BCE, Creation date: second phase ca.2200 BCE, Creation date: final phase ca.2000 BCE
Media/Technique
sandstone, bluestone
Dimensions
diameter of saren circle: 32.3 m, length of earth-banked avenue: 400 m, height of stones: 4.2 m, height of trilithons: 7.3 m
Subjects
Stonehenge (England)
World Heritage area (UNESCO)
Megalithic monuments
England
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
128612
Image Record ID
1390589
Classification Filing Number
137;S877;1;L19

Pierre Levée; Poitiers, dolmen; Neolithic

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Work Title
Pierre Levée
Poitiers, dolmen
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Image Creator/Culture
photographer: George Swain (American, 1866-1947)
Site/Repository
Site: Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes, France)
Period/Date
Neolithic
Work Record ID
581295
Image Record ID
1390339
Classification Filing Number
135;P757;1D;L19

ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION, PREHISTORIC; Reconstruction drawing of a mammoth-bone house from the Ukraine; Prehistoric

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Work Title
ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION, PREHISTORIC
View Title
Reconstruction drawing of a mammoth-bone house from the Ukraine
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Architecture
Work Record ID
143130
Image Record ID
748712
Classification Filing Number
190;A010;1AP 2;cop.2

Lamp with ibex design; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE

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Work Title
Lamp with ibex design
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: La Mouthe cave, Dordogne (Aquitaine, France); Repository: Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE
Media/Technique
limestone, engraving (incising)
Dimensions
17.2x12 cm (6.77x4.72 inches)
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Lamps (Lighting devices)
Ibex
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
540380
Image Record ID
748782
Digital filename
04d100019
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:22

Bison; Two Bison; Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magalenian; Creation date: 13000-8000 BCE

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Work Title
Bison
Two Bison
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Le Tuc d'Audoubert Cave, Ariège (Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magalenian
Creation date: 13000-8000 BCE
Media/Technique
unbaked clay, sculpture
Dimensions
length of left: 63.5 cm (25 inches) approximately, length of right: 60.9 cm (24 inches) approximately
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Clay
Bison
France
Caves
Tuc d’Audoubert Cave (France)
Work Record ID
540350
Image Record ID
748780
Digital filename
04d100054
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
HART Image Order Number
220345
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:15:29

Pregnant Woman and Deer; Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magdalenian; Creation date: ca. 14,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Pregnant Woman and Deer
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Laugerie Basse, Dordogne (Aquitaine, France); Repository: Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magdalenian
Creation date: ca. 14,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
reindeer antler, engraving (incising)
Dimensions
6.7x10.5 cm (2.64x4.13 inches)
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Female figures
Pregnant women
Deer
Antler
Work Record ID
540378
Image Record ID
748779
Digital filename
04d100049
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:28

Woman from Ostrava Petrkovice; Venus of Petřkovice; Paleolithic; Creation date: ca. 23,000 BCE

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Work Title
Woman from Ostrava Petrkovice
Venus of Petřkovice
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: from Petřkovice in Ostrava (Czech Republic); Repository: Archaeological Institute (Brno, Jihomoravský, Czech Republic)
Period/Date
Paleolithic
Creation date: ca. 23,000 BCE
Media/Technique
hematite, carving
Dimensions
height: 4.6 cm, height: 1.81 inches
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Figurines
Female figures
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Work Record ID
540395
Image Record ID
748777
Classification Filing Number
200

Woman from Brassempouy; Dame a la Capuche;Woman from Brassempuoy; Paleolithic; Creation date: ca. 22,000 BCE

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Work Title
Woman from Brassempouy
Dame a la Capuche;Woman from Brassempuoy
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Grotte du Pape, Brassempouy (Landes, Aquitaine, France); Repository: Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France)
Period/Date
Paleolithic
Creation date: ca. 22,000 BCE
Media/Technique
ivory, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 3 cm, height: 1.18 inches
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Female figures
Ivories
Caves
Work Record ID
540374
Image Record ID
748778
Digital filename
04d100047
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:28

Lion-human; Hybrid figure with human body and feline head; View of proper left; Aurignacian, Creation date: ca. 40,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Lion-human
Hybrid figure with human body and feline head
View Title
View of proper left
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Stadel Cave, Valley of Lone, Hohlenstein-Stadel (Baden-Württemberg , Germany); Repository: Ulmer Museum (Ulm, Baden-Württemberg , Germany)
Period/Date
Aurignacian, Creation date: ca. 40,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
mammoth ivory, carving, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 29.6 cm, height: 11.65 inches
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Germany
Lions
Figures (Representations)
Mammoths
Humans with animal features
Work Record ID
540361
Image Record ID
748776
Digital filename
04d100048
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
HART Image Order Number
220345
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:15:29

Pech Merle Cave; Pech-Merle; Spotted Horses and Human Hands; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 16,000-15,000 BCE

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Work Title
Pech Merle Cave
Pech-Merle
View Title
Spotted Horses and Human Hands
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Pech-Merle (Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 16,000-15,000 BCE
Subjects
Cave paintings
Caves
Art, Prehistoric
France
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158317
Image Record ID
749127
Classification Filing Number
330;35P365
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House at Skara Brae; Interior, view from above; Neolithic; Creation date: ca. 3100-2600 BCE

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Work Title
House at Skara Brae
View Title
Interior, view from above
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Skara Brae (Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Neolithic
Creation date: ca. 3100-2600 BCE
Subjects
Houses
Art, Prehistoric
Scotland, GBR
Work Record ID
128630
Image Record ID
747988
Digital filename
05d110242
Classification Filing Number
137.2;S626;4Si 2b;*.d-a.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:05:38

Tomb at Newgrange; Interior, corbeling and engraved stones; Neolithic; Creation date: ca. 3000-2500 BCE

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Work Title
Tomb at Newgrange
View Title
Interior, corbeling and engraved stones
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Newgrange (Meath, Leinster, Ireland)
Period/Date
Neolithic
Creation date: ca. 3000-2500 BCE
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Tombs
Ireland
Megalithic monuments
Work Record ID
128627
Image Record ID
747987
Digital filename
TT101322
Classification Filing Number
137.2;N545;9Ti 2b;*.r

Altamira; Deer; Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Altamira
View Title
Deer
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: near Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain)
Period/Date
Upper Paleolithic, Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone
Subjects
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Spain
Cave paintings
Painting (Image-making)
Work Record ID
158475
Image Record ID
749835
Digital filename
04d100091
Classification Filing Number
336;A465;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:35

Menec alignments; Alignements de Carnac; Menhirs; Neolithic; Creation date: ca. 4250-3750 BCE

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Work Title
Menec alignments
Alignements de Carnac
View Title
Menhirs
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: Carnac (Morbihan, Brittany, France)
Period/Date
Neolithic
Creation date: ca. 4250-3750 BCE
Subjects
France
Art, Prehistoric
Menhirs
Work Record ID
128541
Image Record ID
735936
Digital filename
RM0003035
Classification Filing Number
135;C288;2M A 3;*.

Bison; Two Bison; In situ; Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magalenian; Creation date: 13000-8000 BCE

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Work Title
Bison
Two Bison
View Title
In situ
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Le Tuc d'Audoubert Cave, Ariège (Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magalenian
Creation date: 13000-8000 BCE
Media/Technique
unbaked clay, sculpture
Dimensions
length of left: 63.5 cm (25 inches) approximately, length of right: 60.9 cm (24 inches) approximately
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Clay
Bison
France
Caves
Tuc d’Audoubert Cave (France)
Work Record ID
540350
Image Record ID
683110
Digital filename
04d100055
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:30

Limestone engraving of an archer; Prehistoric, Paleolithic

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Work Title
Limestone engraving of an archer
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Laussel, Dordogne (Aquitaine, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Media/Technique
limestone, sculpture
Dimensions
47x25 cm (18.5x9.84 inches)
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Rock engravings
Archers
Art, Prehistoric
Work Record ID
540372
Image Record ID
683109
Digital filename
04d100044
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:26

Limestone engraving of a Venus figure; Prehistoric, Paleolithic

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Work Title
Limestone engraving of a Venus figure
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Laussel, Dordogne (Aquitaine, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Media/Technique
limestone block, sculpture, engraving (incising)
Dimensions
height: 20 cm (7.87 inches)
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
France
Stone carving
Rock engravings
Portable
Figures (Representations)
Female nudes
Work Record ID
540351
Image Record ID
683107
Digital filename
04d100043
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
HART Image Order Number
220345
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:15:29

Bison; Two Bison; view from top; Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magalenian; Creation date: 13000-8000 BCE

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Work Title
Bison
Two Bison
View Title
view from top
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Discovery location: Le Tuc d'Audoubert Cave, Ariège (Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric, Paleolithic, Magalenian
Creation date: 13000-8000 BCE
Media/Technique
unbaked clay, sculpture
Dimensions
length of left: 63.5 cm (25 inches) approximately, length of right: 60.9 cm (24 inches) approximately
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Clay
Bison
France
Caves
Tuc d’Audoubert Cave (France)
Work Record ID
540350
Image Record ID
683102
Digital filename
04d100056
Classification Filing Number
200;*.r
HART Image Order Number
220345
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:15:29

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Bison with extra legs indicating movement; red spots; bear skull found on slab of rock; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Bison with extra legs indicating movement; red spots; bear skull found on slab of rock
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691338
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 7

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Woolly rhinoceroses; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Woolly rhinoceroses
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691337
Digital filename
04d100064
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 6;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:14:30
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Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Three cave lions; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Three cave lions
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691336
Digital filename
04d100063
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 5;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 08:20:12

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Woolly rhinoceroses and horse; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Woolly rhinoceroses and horse
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691335
Digital filename
04d100062
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 4;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 08:20:12

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Co-discoverer Christian Hillair inspecting rock panels at rear bearing most of the 300+ images; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Co-discoverer Christian Hillair inspecting rock panels at rear bearing most of the 300+ images
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691334
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 3

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Hand silhouetted in red pigment; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Hand silhouetted in red pigment
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691333
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 2

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Horses; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Horses
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691332
Digital filename
04d100061
Classification Filing Number
330;35C511;9C 1;*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 08:20:12

Pech Merle Cave; Pech-Merle; Photomontage of "black frieze" showing mammoths, bison, aurochs, horses, and red dots. Detail: Right portion; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 16,000-15,000 BCE

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Work Title
Pech Merle Cave
Pech-Merle
View Title
Photomontage of "black frieze" showing mammoths, bison, aurochs, horses, and red dots. Detail: Right portion
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Pech-Merle (Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 16,000-15,000 BCE
Subjects
Cave paintings
Caves
Art, Prehistoric
France
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158317
Image Record ID
691388
Classification Filing Number
330;35P365

Chauvet Cave; Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave; Related Materials, view of Le Canon de l'Ardeche; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE

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Work Title
Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Pont d'Arc Cave
View Title
Related Materials, view of Le Canon de l'Ardeche
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Gorge (Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20,000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE
Media/Technique
paint on limestone; painting (image-making)
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
Paleolithic period
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158304
Image Record ID
691395
Digital filename
07d121512
Classification Filing Number
330;PH-a;1
HART Image Order Number
220345
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:15:59

Trois-Frères; Trois Freres; Breuil's version of the "sorcerer"; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 40,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Trois-Frères
Trois Freres
View Title
Breuil's version of the "sorcerer"
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: around the River Volp, Ariège (Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 40,000-10,000 BCE
Dimensions
length of cave galleries: 800 m
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
France
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158321
Image Record ID
691392
Classification Filing Number
330;35T845;55S D 1

Trois-Frères; Trois Freres; Photomontage of the "sorcerer"; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 40,000-10,000 BCE

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Work Title
Trois-Frères
Trois Freres
View Title
Photomontage of the "sorcerer"
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Site: around the River Volp, Ariège (Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 40,000-10,000 BCE
Dimensions
length of cave galleries: 800 m
Subjects
Caves
Cave paintings
Art, Prehistoric
France
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158321
Image Record ID
691391
Classification Filing Number
330;35T845;55S

Pech Merle Cave; Pech-Merle; view down passage with dots and hand stencil; Prehistoric; Creation date: ca. 20000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 16,000-15,000 BCE

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Work Title
Pech Merle Cave
Pech-Merle
View Title
view down passage with dots and hand stencil
Creator/Culture
Prehistoric Europe
Site/Repository
Creation location: Pech-Merle (Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France)
Period/Date
Prehistoric
Creation date: ca. 20000 BCE, Creation date: ca. 16,000-15,000 BCE
Subjects
Cave paintings
Caves
Art, Prehistoric
France
Paintings (visual works)
Work Record ID
158317
Image Record ID
691389
Classification Filing Number
330;35P365
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