Venus of Monruz

Venus of Monruz
Material	Jet
Height	1.8 cm
Created	c. 9,000 BC
Discovered	1991 Neuchatel, Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland

The Venus of Monruz (also Venus of Neuchâtel, Venus of Neuchâtel-Monruz) is a Venus figurine of the late Upper Paleolithic, or the beginning Epipaleolithic, dating to the end of the Magdalenian, some 11,000 years ago. It is a black jet pendant in the shape of a stylized human body, measuring 18 mm in height. It was discovered in 1991, at the construction of the N5 highway, at Monruz in the municipality of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

The Venus figurines of Petersfels from a site near Engen, Germany, bear remarkable resemblance to the Venus of Monruz. Especially the biggest of them, called Venus from Engen^[1] may have been done by the same artist. It is also made of jet, and also dates to^{[clarification needed]} the Magdalenian - to ca. 15,000 years ago. The sites of discovery of the two figurines are about 130 km apart.

See also

• Art of the Upper Paleolithic
• List of Stone Age art

References

1. "Venus von Engen, Foto Museum | Einzigartige Museen in Deutschland". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

External links

• Don Hitchcock (Don's Maps): "Venuses of Neuchatel-Monruz" Archived 2021-03-26 at the Wayback Machine