Figure 1: Images of figurines and their geographic origins. Images are shown in the same (random) order and numbered, as they were for the questionnaire study.
(1) Willendorf’s Venus (Rhine/Danube)
(2) Lespugue Venus (Pyrenees/Aquitaine)
(3) Laussel Venus (Pyrenees/Aquitaine)
(4) Dolní Věstonice Venus (Rhine/Danube)
(5) Gagarino no. 4 Venus (Russia)
(6) Moravany Venus (Rhine/Danube)
(7) Kostenki 1. Statuette no. 3 (Russia)
(8) Grimaldi nVenus (Italy)
(9) Chiozza di Scandiano Venus (Italy)
(10) Petrkovice Venus (Rhine/Danube)
(11) Modern sculpture (N. America)
(12) Eleesivitchi Venus (Russia)
(13) Savignano Venus (Italy)
(14) The so-called “Brassempouy Venus” (Pyrenees/Aquitaine)
(15) Hohle Fels Venus (SW Germany)
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The Venus of Malta, Ħaġar Qim Temples in Qrendi
Maltese Neolithic 3600 – 2500 BCSculpture from Temple Period Malta, one of the “Kbiri” figures