page_title: Venus of Savignano
hierarchical_section_title: Venus of Savignano
caption_attribution_description: Vénus gravettienne de Savignano (Italie) - photographie personnelle au Musée Pigorini de Rome - Vincent Mourre
context_page_description: The Venus of Savignano is a Venus figurine made from soft greenstone dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, which was discovered in 1925 near Savignano sul Panaro in the Province of Modena, Italy.
  With 22.5 cm in height, 4.8 cm in width and 5.2 cm in depth, and with a weight of 586.5 g, it's one of the largest known Venuses among the about 190 dated to the Upper Paleolithic in Europe and Siberia. With a proposed dating of 25,000–20,000 years ago, it is considered one of the earliest expressions of art in Italy.
context_section_description: The Venus of Savignano is a Venus figurine made from soft greenstone (serpentine) dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, which was discovered in 1925 near Savignano sul Panaro in the Province of Modena, Italy.
  With 22.5 cm (8.9 in) in height, 4.8 cm (1.9 in) in width and 5.2 cm (2.0 in) in depth, and with a weight of 586.5 g (20.69 oz), it's one of the largest known Venuses among the about 190 dated to the Upper Paleolithic in Europe and Siberia. With a proposed dating of 25,000–20,000 years ago, it is considered one of the earliest expressions of art in Italy.
caption: Venus of Savignano, three–quarter view
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