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Oldest Sculpture in the World?

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Andrew Werby

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Feb 12, 2004, 5:29:14 PM2/12/04
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" 30,000-year-old Carvings Found in Southwestern Germany
A set of ivory life-like figurines found in a German cave
challenges some ideas of art history. Made from mammoth ivory
between 35,000 and 30,000 years ago, the sculptures, each
nearly as long as a thumb, depict a horse's head, a waterbird
and a half-lion, half-human creature."

[Apparently, these are the oldest sculptures (as opposed to functional
objects like hand-axes) yet discovered. If their dating is correct, they
precede paleolithic art like the famous Willendorf Venus by five to ten
thousand years. Carving ivory wouldn't have been very easy to do with the
means available at the time, but these seem to have been done by someone who
was pretty good at it.]

See : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3328229.stm for story and
pictures

[I got this tidbit (and a whole lot more) from the StudioNotes E-journal, a
very informative newsletter which you can subscribe to (free) at
http://www.studionotes.org . It focuses on issues of interest to practicing
artists, and also points out some cool sites. Check it out!]

Andrew Werby
www.unitedartworks.com


Gary Waller

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Feb 13, 2004, 8:13:11 PM2/13/04
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Oh the oldest 'sculpture' in the world, I thought you mean't oldest
'sculptor' - that would have to be Fred Mason without a doubt!


Dan S

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Feb 16, 2004, 1:24:01 AM2/16/04
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Ol' Fred? who started the Masonic order?
If you're capable of the Clovis point, you're well on the way to being a
great sculptor.
EVERYONE, get out and see "Girl With a Pearl Earring." It's well worth your
time and effort. Reminds you what goes into a great painting!
dan


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Fred Mason

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Feb 16, 2004, 10:50:06 AM2/16/04
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I remember when Clovis made his deal with the Roman Pope, and when Tom
whittle those German finds.

Fred
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Dan S

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Feb 19, 2004, 8:36:33 PM2/19/04
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Clovis points are the finest found on North America. Clovis, NM

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