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Prehistory


Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.



5 subcategories
Bronze Age

BRONZE AGE

Celtic

CELTIC

Iron Age

IRON AGE

Neolithic (Young Stone Age)

NEOLITHIC (YOUNG STONE AGE)

Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)

PALAEOLITHIC (OLD STONE AGE)

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Fragment of a human clay figure (pelvis). Early Middle-Neolithic; from the circular ditches at Kamegg, Lower Austria.
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Fragment of a human clay figure (pelvis). Early Middle-Neolithic; from the circ...

Fragment of a human clay figure. Early Middle-Neolithic; from the circular ditches at Kamegg, Lower Austria.
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Fragment of a human clay figure. Early Middle-Neolithic; from the circular ditc...

Female idol (upper part of the body). Middle-Neolithic; from Stallegg, Lower Austria. Height: 8,3cm
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Female idol (upper part of the body). Middle-Neolithic; from Stallegg, Lower Aus...

Fragment of a female clay figurine. The surface bears traces of red-white paint. Early Middle-Neolithic; from Eggendorf am Walde, Lower Austria. Height: 12,7cm
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Fragment of a female clay figurine. The surface bears traces of red-white paint....

Venus of Eggendorf - female idol. Early Middle-Neolithic; from Eggendorf am Walde, Lower Austria. Height: 25,3cm
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Venus of Eggendorf - female idol. Early Middle-Neolithic; from Eggendorf am Wald...

Fragment of a human clay figure. Early Middle-Neolithic; from the circular ditches at Kamegg, Lower Austria.
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Fragment of a human clay figure. Early Middle-Neolithic; from the circular ditc...

Female terracotta figurine coming from a circular ditch in Maizy (Aisne, France). 5th millenium BCE.
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Female terracotta figurine coming from a circular ditch in Maizy (Aisne, France)...

Bronze fibula from the necropolis of Orainville (Aisne, France). 3rd century BCE.
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Bronze fibula from the necropolis of Orainville (Aisne, France). 3rd century BCE...

"Violin" figure, Cycladic from the island of Amorgos in the Aegean, around 2.800 BCE. Breasts, arms and the pubic triangle makes the relationship to the human body more obvious. GR 1889.5-21.2
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"Violin" figure, Cycladic from the island of Amorgos in the Aegean, around 2.800...

Marble figurine of a woman, Cycladic, ca. 2700-2400 BCE. A few male figures and figures of musicians are known, but the figurines are usually female and naked with folded arms, the right arm always underneat the left. Their heads have no features except for a sculpted nose and this well-defined form was maintained over centuries. GR 1863.2 - 13.1
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Marble figurine of a woman, Cycladic, ca. 2700-2400 BCE. A few male figures and...

Terracotta model of people at a basin, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 MCE.
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Terracotta model of people at a basin, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 MCE.

Decorated bronze mirror, Iron Age, 50 BC-50 AD. The pattern on the back can be interpreted as an abstract or hidden face. In parts of the pattern, lines were made at right angles to each other to make a prominent 'basket-weave' effect. The back of bronze mirrors were ideal for demonstrating both the skills of the bronze worker and decorator. The decoration required considerable time and skill to produce, and only a few people could make them. Because of this they became a symbol of the high status of their owners. Recent archaeologists have suggested that mirrors should be seen as symbols of female status and power, making as significant a statement for women as swords did for men. This mirror was probably placed in a Late Iron Age cremation grave, but the grave was destroyed by ploughing. The main part of the mirror was found by a farmer, in Aston, Hertfordshire; the handle found the following year. These mirrors were only made in Britain. P&EE, 1979 10-2 1
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Decorated bronze mirror, Iron Age, 50 BC-50 AD. The pattern on the back can be i...