An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . uine animal. It shows the head, neck,and upper part of the body,but no arms. It is of muchinterest because the main facialfeatures are discernible. Theyin common with the rest ofthe head suffer from the artistbeing obliged, owing to thehardness and intractability ofenamel, of carving them out ofthe conical root of the forehead is straight, andtakes up about a third ofthe face. The nose is largeand prominent, in no senseflattened, the lips are thick,and the upper overlaps thelower: the chin is retreating,and the cheek bones slightlypro
An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . uine animal. It shows the head, neck,and upper part of the body,but no arms. It is of muchinterest because the main facialfeatures are discernible. Theyin common with the rest ofthe head suffer from the artistbeing obliged, owing to thehardness and intractability ofenamel, of carving them out ofthe conical root of the forehead is straight, andtakes up about a third ofthe face. The nose is largeand prominent, in no senseflattened, the lips are thick,and the upper overlaps thelower: the chin is retreating,and the cheek bones slightlyprominent. The ear is breasts are long and pen-dant. On the neck are three transverse lines which havebeen supposed to represent a necklace -^ (Fig. 46). But it is at Brassempouy in the Landes that the mostimportant discoveries have been made. From a cavernknown as la grotte du Pape, the fragments of no lessthan seven statuettes have been recovered. One of these, ^ LAnthrop.,xvni., Fig. i, p. 10. 2 Piette, op. cit., Plates XLIII and Fig. -Ivory statuette. Laugerie(From LAnthropologic.) 36 PREHISTORIC ART found in 1892, notwithstanding that it is headless andwithout arms or legs, and is much damaged, has attractedmuch attention for it shows excellent modelling, and wasconsidered by M. Piette as the best of these works of art
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