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  2. Dolní Věstonice (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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    The female figurine is a ceramic statuette depiction of a wide-hipped, nude female. This figurine is similar to other figurines found throughout the area at nearby archaeological sites such as Willendorf and the Caves of Grimaldi (see Grimaldi Man). In 2004, a tomograph scan of the figurine showed a fingerprint of a child who must have handled ...

  3. Porcelain manufacturing companies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    1 European porcelain manufacturers before the 18th century. ... Czech Republic: German: Schlaggenwald; defunct as of 2011 1793: Mintons: Stoke-on-Trent: England ...

  4. Venus of Dolní Věstonice - Wikipedia

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    The Venus of Dolní Věstonice (Czech: Věstonická venuše) is a Venus figurine, a ceramic statuette of a nude female figure dated to 31,000–27,000 years ago (Gravettian industry). It was found at the Paleolithic site Dolní Věstonice in the Moravian basin south of Brno, in the base of Děvín Mountain in what is today the Czech Republic.

  5. Venus figurine - Wikipedia

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    Such figurines were carved from soft stone (such as steatite, calcite or limestone), bone or ivory, or formed of clay and fired. The latter are among the oldest ceramics known to historians. In total, over 200 such figurines are known; [2] virtually all of modest size, between about 3 and 40 cm (1.2 and 15.7 in) in height. [3]

  6. List of porcelain manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    New Hall porcelain; Plymouth Porcelain; Rockingham Pottery; Royal Crown Derby, (1750/57–present) Royal Doulton, (1815–2009 acquired by Fiskars) Royal Worcester, (1751–2008 acquired by Portmeirion Pottery) Spode, (1767–2008 acquired by Portmeirion Pottery) Saint James's Factory (or "Girl-in-a-Swing", 1750s) Swansea porcelain; Vauxhall ...

  7. Venus of Petřkovice - Wikipedia

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    Copy of Venus of Petřkovice beside that of Venus of Dolní Věstonice at an exhibition in the National Museum, Prague. The Venus of Petřkovice (Czech: Petřkovická venuše or Landecká venuše) is a pre-historic Venus figurine, a mineral statuette of a nude female figure, dated to about 23,000 BCE (Gravettian industry) in what is today the Czech Republic.

  8. Tanagra figurine - Wikipedia

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    Tanagra figurine representing woman sitting. Tanagra was an unimportant city in antiquity. The city had come to the attention of historians and archeologists during the early 19th century after war broke out between the Turks and their allies, the British and the French, following a warning of a French invasion.

  9. List of Royal Doulton figurines - Wikipedia

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    Pretty Lady Grey Harry Tittensor 1916 1938 HN71 A Jester (Style One, 9" tall) Green checks Charles J Noke 1917 1938 HN71A A Jester (Style One, 9.5" tall) Green checks Charles J Noke 1917 1938 HN72 An Orange Vendor Green, white and orange Charles J Noke 1917 1938 HN73 A Lady of the Elizabethan Period (Style One, also called Elizabethan Lady)