VENUS FROM WILLENDORPH 11 CM

ARTIST: STIIG KALSING

HEIGHT 11 CM AND WEIGHT 0.44 KG

The sculpture on the cork is made as a replica of the Venus of Willendorf , also known as the Woman of Willendorf, which is originally an 11.1 cm high statuette of a woman carved from an oolitic lime stone and coated with red ocher from ca. DKK 28,000 – DKK 25,000

It was discovered in 1908 at a Palaeolithic settlement near Willendorf in Austria, by archaeologist Josef Szombathy.

Stiig Kalsing is the man behind the replica here, in bronze like a wine cork. He has also made a larger sculpture of Venus for NOK 1,400.

The sculpture is handmade and produced in Denmark. It is stamped with the artist's name and Denmark. You are very welcome to call or write to us if you have any questions about the individual sculpture or anything else. See under contact us for more information about us.