Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #7: Woman with Perforated Neck / Janus

c. 25000 BP

Ivory statuette with a perforation through the neck (two-headed design).

Also known as the \Janus Venus\" for its two-faced appearance, donated to Peabody in 1944.

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Object details

Material(s)

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Height

62mm

Width

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Depth

0mm

Weight

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Culture / creators

Date of creation

c. 25000 BP

Technocomplex

Findspot

Findspot

Balzi Rossi (Grimaldi caves)

Date of excavation

1883-1895

Modern country

Site type

Discovered by

Louis Alexandre Jullien

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Objects from this assemblage

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #10: The Brown Ivory Figurine

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #11: The Woman With Goitre

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #12: The Hermaphrodite Venus

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #13: The Lozenge

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #14: The Negroid Venus Head

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #15: The Undescribed Venus of Balzi Rossi

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #1: Red Ochre Venus

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #2: The Woman with Two Heads / Bicéphale

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #3: The Couple / The Double Figurine

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #4: The Mask / The Face

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #5: Venus of Menton

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #6: Venus of Polichinelle

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #7: Woman with Perforated Neck / Janus

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #8: The Nun / The Flattened Figure

Grimaldi / Balzi Rossi Venus #9: The Bust