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This figurine was made as an instrument. Click to listen the sound it makes.
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THE VENUS WITH BELT
An oddly elongated, bright figurine surprised archeologists with strong sound it produces when shaken.
A lazily shaped head without portrait and such a quiet sound it produces do not make this Venus figurine any less impressive.
It was made about 12 800 B.C.
It is only 7.4 centimeters tall and it might have had thin arms that no doubt broke off quite quickly.
It even has a twin - a lot younger twin, though, but they may have been made in a lesser time difference than the time of their burial suggests.
Two figurines found in remote graves help us to understand how much this community was involved in the making of figurines and their preservation.Is it too much to say; preserving the tradition of "producing" figurines? Their similarity is inexplicable; they were certainly not shaped by the same hands, but their similarity is very interesting. They are incredibly close in size, in body shape and emphasis on the breasts resting on a belly that starts high, in the pelvic bones or rather transitions, hips and small legs. Their proportions make for a strange match.
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