Venus of Willendorf

Venus of Willendorf is also called Woman of Willendorf or Nude Woman. It is a small statuette that is about 4.5 inches high. Although it was found in Willendorf, Austria and consequently named after the Austrian town it is believed that it was made elsewhere and carried to Willendorf because of its portable size and the actual material it is made out of not being found there. People believe that it is a fertility figure, good-luck totem, a mother goddess symbol, or an aphrodisiac for men to appreciate.