This is the oldest known puppet. Sculpted in woolly mammoth ivory ~26,000 years ago, it was found placed in a grave… https://t.co/wvPO9VXiyw - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-25
This is the oldest known puppet. Sculpted in woolly mammoth ivory ~26,000 years ago, it was found placed in a grave… https://t.co/wvPO9VXiyw
That looks like it was made from wood - I was surprised to read ivory. Amazing how these objects have lasted so long!
The Venus of Brassempouy is one of the earliest representations of the human face. It was sculpted in mammoth ivory… https://t.co/nCXY2kupjs - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Nov-19
The Venus of Brassempouy is one of the earliest representations of the human face. It was sculpted in mammoth ivory… https://t.co/nCXY2kupjs
The genius of #IceAgeArtists – a Chauvet horse from over 30,000 years past https://t.co/yw8K1GlB34 - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-28
The genius of #IceAgeArtists – a Chauvet horse from over 30,000 years past https://t.co/yw8K1GlB34
Against all the odds, this tiny mammoth survived the ice age. It was crafted in woolly mammoth ivory with simple fl… https://t.co/14dgTtfXiM - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-26
Against all the odds, this tiny mammoth survived the ice age. It was crafted in woolly mammoth ivory with simple fl… https://t.co/14dgTtfXiM
The panel of swimming reindeer at Lascaux dates to the Magdalenian about 17,500 winters past. It is truly a wonder… https://t.co/XWTjVUnd4V - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-23
The panel of swimming reindeer at Lascaux dates to the Magdalenian about 17,500 winters past. It is truly a wonder… https://t.co/XWTjVUnd4V
The Vogelherd horse – a miniature masterpiece of #IceAgeArt. This astonishingly graceful work is the oldest known s… https://t.co/4Eohbp3Uxz - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-29
The Vogelherd horse – a miniature masterpiece of #IceAgeArt. This astonishingly graceful work is the oldest known s… https://t.co/4Eohbp3Uxz
Woolly rhinos – fighting or foreplay at Chauvet? Charcoal fragments from this artwork have been directly radiocarbo… https://t.co/oPs0xGmtBc - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-30
Woolly rhinos – fighting or foreplay at Chauvet? Charcoal fragments from this artwork have been directly radiocarbo… https://t.co/oPs0xGmtBc
The 'Licking Reindeer' inspired by #IceAgeArt from Font de Gaume Cave in the Périgord drawn by Henri Breuil. The or… https://t.co/e7wNKwK8Ld - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-21
The 'Licking Reindeer' inspired by #IceAgeArt from Font de Gaume Cave in the Périgord drawn by Henri Breuil. The or… https://t.co/e7wNKwK8Ld
Lost in the #IceAge post – beautiful stamps of #IceAgeBeasts. Find out how they came about https://t.co/C3BmCQH6Ep… https://t.co/yeXljBs5Gq - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-2
Lost in the #IceAge post – beautiful stamps of #IceAgeBeasts. Find out how they came about https://t.co/C3BmCQH6Ep… https://t.co/yeXljBs5Gq
Since their discovery in 1940, almost 2,000 painted and engraved figures have been catalogued at the #Lascaux Cave… https://t.co/rtpFXJ083k - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Nov-30
Since their discovery in 1940, almost 2,000 painted and engraved figures have been catalogued at the #Lascaux Cave… https://t.co/rtpFXJ083k
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The Art of the Ice Age - Exploring the deeper history of art through sculptures and portable art of prehistory.
The Lion Man is a masterpiece. Sculpted with great originality, virtuosity and technical skill from mammoth ivory, this 40,000-year-old image is 31 centimetres tall. It has the head of a cave lion with a partly human body. He stands upright, perhaps on tiptoes, legs apart and arms to the sides of a slender, cat-like body [...]
https://www.iceageart.de/en/ice-age-art/
The discovery of a 40,000-year old figurine reignites debate among archaeologists about the origins-and true purpose-of art
Vogelherd Horse - Oldest known sculpture of a horse https://t.co/PWZvGUnmpF #Sculpture #IceAge #IceAgeArt via @BradshawFND - PaleoAnthropology+ (@Qafzeh) Dec-28
Vogelherd Horse - Oldest known sculpture of a horse https://t.co/PWZvGUnmpF #Sculpture #IceAge #IceAgeArt via @BradshawFND
A pony!
This tiny ceramic woolly rhinoceros head from Dolní Vestonice is part of the oldest known collection of ceramic art… https://t.co/l7eC3iuKnU - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Dec-29
This tiny ceramic woolly rhinoceros head from Dolní Vestonice is part of the oldest known collection of ceramic art… https://t.co/l7eC3iuKnU
The red leopard at Chauvet Cave is the oldest known image of a leopard. It was painted more than 30,000 years ago.… https://t.co/cjE7woxkIf - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Jan-1
The red leopard at Chauvet Cave is the oldest known image of a leopard. It was painted more than 30,000 years ago.… https://t.co/cjE7woxkIf
A decorated mammoth ivory plaque found with the burial of a boy at the Mal’ta site in southeastern Siberia (23,000-… https://t.co/KSHaFd86si - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Jan-12
A decorated mammoth ivory plaque found with the burial of a boy at the Mal’ta site in southeastern Siberia (23,000-… https://t.co/KSHaFd86si
#IceAgeHorses painted on the walls of Cosquer Cave in the last glacial period #IceAgeArt https://t.co/GVOVQS0zwu https://t.co/clQAjHrCM3 - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 11:50 AM
#IceAgeHorses painted on the walls of Cosquer Cave in the last glacial period #IceAgeArt https://t.co/GVOVQS0zwu https://t.co/clQAjHrCM3
Hello! A wave from the #IceAge past. This image was created ~25,000 years ago in Pech Merle cave in southern France… https://t.co/l4pH96M1d5 - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Jan-15
Hello! A wave from the #IceAge past. This image was created ~25,000 years ago in Pech Merle cave in southern France… https://t.co/l4pH96M1d5
Chauvet Cave in the Ardèche was discovered in 1994. It contains more than sixty images of the mighty woolly rhinoce… https://t.co/oQi0jjZNCA - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Jan-16
Chauvet Cave in the Ardèche was discovered in 1994. It contains more than sixty images of the mighty woolly rhinoce… https://t.co/oQi0jjZNCA
Rouffignac Cave is part of the most extensive cave system in the Périgord. It contains 158 images of the woolly mam… https://t.co/Eij2SGgSqV - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 4:04 PM
Rouffignac Cave is part of the most extensive cave system in the Périgord. It contains 158 images of the woolly mam… https://t.co/Eij2SGgSqV
In southern France at the end of the last glacial period our ancestors spent time painting pebbles. These are from… https://t.co/KVNkGWl28T - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 11:33 AM
In southern France at the end of the last glacial period our ancestors spent time painting pebbles. These are from… https://t.co/KVNkGWl28T
The famous panel of spotted horses at Pech Merle created ~25,000 years ago. The positioning of this work may well h… https://t.co/xnvsm3urS7 - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Jan-21
The famous panel of spotted horses at Pech Merle created ~25,000 years ago. The positioning of this work may well h… https://t.co/xnvsm3urS7
Skulls of extinct kangaroos exposed in the sediment section in the Fossil Chamber of Victoria Fossil Cave… https://t.co/hrLZNy0MH9 - Liz Reed (@LizReed_palaeo) 4:46 AM
Skulls of extinct kangaroos exposed in the sediment section in the Fossil Chamber of Victoria Fossil Cave… https://t.co/hrLZNy0MH9
This perforated aurochs phalange is beautifully decorated with the carving of an aurochs all around it. Carved in t… https://t.co/HVE5fCRPVK - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 2:42 PM
This perforated aurochs phalange is beautifully decorated with the carving of an aurochs all around it. Carved in t… https://t.co/HVE5fCRPVK
Some of my favourite #IceAgeArt has a childlike simplicity yet is wonderfully accomplished. This charcoal horse hea… https://t.co/CwHwlFL9DG - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 2:38 PM
Some of my favourite #IceAgeArt has a childlike simplicity yet is wonderfully accomplished. This charcoal horse hea… https://t.co/CwHwlFL9DG
Norway’s melting glaciers release over 2,000 artefacts including this beautifully-preserved Iron Age tunic… https://t.co/T0CdAe7XWI - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 9:39 AM
Norway’s melting glaciers release over 2,000 artefacts including this beautifully-preserved Iron Age tunic… https://t.co/T0CdAe7XWI
The famous panel of spotted horses at Pech Merle created ~25,000 years ago. The positioning of this work may well h… https://t.co/xnvsm3urS7 - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) 3:20 PM
The Cave of Altamira was discovered in 1879. It had been sealed by a rockfall since the end of the last #IceAge. Th… https://t.co/AUDEn1gp5Q - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Jan-30
The Cave of Altamira was discovered in 1879. It had been sealed by a rockfall since the end of the last #IceAge. Th… https://t.co/AUDEn1gp5Q
This beautifully proportioned statuette of a female bison was sculpted in woolly mammoth ivory and decorated in red… https://t.co/ZmcFOISw5i - The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) Feb-4
This beautifully proportioned statuette of a female bison was sculpted in woolly mammoth ivory and decorated in red… https://t.co/ZmcFOISw5i