Venus of Wilendorf is also know as Women of Wilendorf or Nude Women and was found in 1908 in Wilendorf, Austria. This small statue is made of oolitic limestone tinted with red ochre pigment. It is referred to as a Venus figurine because it has been said that she is a fertility figure, a good luck totem or a mother goddess symbol. The Venus reference is just metaphorical due to the fact that the figurine predates the mythological Venus. This is why some people chose to leave out Venus when addressing her.
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