This palm-sized figure of a nude woman was dug up in 1908 at a Palaeolithic site near Willendorf in Lower Austria. Breasts, belly and hips are full and rounded, thin arms rest on the breasts, and the head has no face. The name reflects old guesses about a fertility goddess; her purpose is unknown, and some scholars prefer "Woman of Willendorf".
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The head is wrapped in circular bands, read as plaited hair or a woven cap. The stone is not local: it most likely came from near Lake Garda in northern Italy.
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