The Venus of Moravany received the name 'Venus' due to Upper Palaeolithic female figurines collectively being named "Venus figurines." This derives from the Roman goddess of beauty, Venus. The expression, "Venus", was first used in the mid-nineteenth century by the Marquis de Vibraye, who discovered an ivory figurine and named it La Vénus impudique or Venus Impudica ("immodest Venus"). Despite considerable diversity in opinion amongst archeologists and in paleoanthropological literature as to the function and significance of the figures,[4] the name arises from the assumption that the figurines represent an ancient ideal of beauty. This perception is said to have derived from the fact that attention is directed to certain features common to most of the figurines, particularly emotionally charged primary and secondary sexual characteristics such as the breasts, stomachs and buttocks.[5] However, somewhat ironically, the figurines majorly predate the mythological figure of Venus. As a result, critics, such as Vandewettering, have highlighted that this could be a reflection of Androcentric interpretations of the Venus figurines that, she suggests, were the starting point for archaeological understandings.[6]
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^A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum, p. 15
^Dixson, Alan F.; Dixson, Barnaby J. (2012-01-03). "Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic: Symbols of Fertility or Attractiveness?". Journal of Anthropology. 2011: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2011/569120.
^Soffer, Adovasio, and Hyland (2000). "The "Venus" Figurines, Textiles, Basketry, Gender, and Status in the Upper Paleolithic". Current Anthropology. 41: 514. doi:10.1086/317381. S2CID 162026727.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Vandewettering, Kaylea R. (2015). "Upper Paleolithic Venus Figurines and Interpretations of Prehistoric Gender Representations". PURE Insights. 4 – via Western Oregon University.
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venus, moravany, slovak, moravianska, venuša, small, prehistoric, female, figurine, discovered, slovakia, early, 20th, century, venus, from, moravany, váhom, which, dates, back, ploughed, sometime, before, 1930, farmer, Štefan, hulman, petrech, podkovica, near. The Venus of Moravany 1 Slovak Moravianska venusa is a small prehistoric female figurine discovered in Slovakia in the early 20th century A Venus from Moravany nad Vahom which dates back to 22 800 BC It was ploughed up sometime before 1930 by the farmer Stefan Hulman Petrech in Podkovica near the village of Moravany nad Vahom in Slovakia It is made of mammoth tusk ivory and is dated to 22 800 BCE 2 the Gravettian A copy of this Venus currently resides in the Bratislava Castle exposition of the Slovak National Museum 3 Contents 1 Origin of the Venus name 1 1 Goddess of Beauty 2 See also 3 ReferencesOrigin of the Venus name EditGoddess of Beauty Edit The Venus of Moravany received the name Venus due to Upper Palaeolithic female figurines collectively being named Venus figurines This derives from the Roman goddess of beauty Venus The expression Venus was first used in the mid nineteenth century by the Marquis de Vibraye who discovered an ivory figurine and named it La Venus impudique or Venus Impudica immodest Venus Despite considerable diversity in opinion amongst archeologists and in paleoanthropological literature as to the function and significance of the figures 4 the name arises from the assumption that the figurines represent an ancient ideal of beauty This perception is said to have derived from the fact that attention is directed to certain features common to most of the figurines particularly emotionally charged primary and secondary sexual characteristics such as the breasts stomachs and buttocks 5 However somewhat ironically the figurines majorly predate the mythological figure of Venus As a result critics such as Vandewettering have highlighted that this could be a reflection of Androcentric interpretations of the Venus figurines that she suggests were the starting point for archaeological understandings 6 See also EditArt of the Upper Paleolithic List of Stone Age art Venus of HradokReferences Edit Note Venus is an umbrella term in archaeology for figurines of this type a s Slovesnka posta POFIS Catalog Products Art Venus of Moravany www pofis sk Retrieved 2023 01 02 A History of Slovakia The Struggle for Survival by Stanislav J Kirschbaum p 15 Dixson Alan F Dixson Barnaby J 2012 01 03 Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic Symbols of Fertility or Attractiveness Journal of Anthropology 2011 1 11 doi 10 1155 2011 569120 Soffer Adovasio and Hyland 2000 The Venus Figurines Textiles Basketry Gender and Status in the Upper Paleolithic Current Anthropology 41 514 doi 10 1086 317381 S2CID 162026727 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Vandewettering Kaylea R 2015 Upper Paleolithic Venus Figurines and Interpretations of Prehistoric Gender Representations PURE Insights 4 via Western Oregon University Wikimedia Commons has media related to Venus of Moravany nad Vahom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Venus of Moravany amp oldid 1131074505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
