11/17/2024
Oldest known sculpture of a horse, Aurignacian, 32,000-35,000 years old ...
This exquisitely carved Ice Age figurine was found in the Vogelherd Cave, near Stetten, in southwest Germany. Sculpted from mammoth ivory this little horse is part of an originally more rounded representation with longer legs and tail. The head is complete and still shows the engraved mouth, nostrils and eyes. The ears are alert and the neck arched. The mane, back and sides are marked with crossed diagonal incisions.
Museum Schloss Hohentübingen, Tübingen, Germany
