Venus of Moravany
| Venus of Moravany | |
|---|---|
A Venus from Moravany nad Váhom, which dates back to 22,800 BC | |
| Material | Mammoth ivory |
| Created | 24,800 years ago |
| Discovered | 1930 Slovakia |
The Venus of Moravany (Slovak: Moravianska venuša) is a small prehistoric Venus figurine discovered in Slovakia in the early 20th century.
It was ploughed up in 1930 by farmer Štefan Hulman-Petrech near the village of Moravany nad Váhom in Slovakia.
It is made of mammoth tusk ivory and is dated to 22,800 BP, (the Gravettian).
A copy of this Venus currently resides in the Bratislava Castle exposition of the Slovak National Museum.