Open AccessArt in Slovakia in Prehistoric Times
Author(s) -
Mária Strenáčiková,
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Maria Strenacikova,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ikoni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-3095
pISSN - 2658-4824
DOI - 10.33779/2658-4824.2021.4.020-025
Subject(s) - prehistory , venus , mammoth , archaeology , period (music) , ancient history , history , art , geography , biology , astrobiology , aesthetics
Archaeological research in the territory of today’s Slovakia has revealed rare artifacts from the oldest period in human history, from prehistory. Two unique female figures of Venus represent them. This article presents a statuette from the Paleolithic Era — the Venus of Moravany, which is made from a mammoth tusk and is an artistic expression of fertility in the matriarchy. The article also describes a gem from the Neolithic period, the Venus of Hrádok, Magna Mater, as the goddess of harvest, success, the giver of life and well-being.