维伦多夫的维纳斯(德語:Venus von Willendorf)是一尊高11.1厘米(4.4英寸)的维纳斯小像,制作于距今25,000至30,000年之前。[1][2]此塑像由考古学家约瑟夫·松鲍蒂、胡戈·奥伯迈尔和约瑟夫·拜尔于1908年8月7日在下奧地利瓦豪的维伦多夫附近的一处旧石器时代遗址进行考古工作时,由一位名叫约翰·韦兰[3](或名曰约瑟夫·维拉姆[4])的工人发现的。[5][6]该塑像的原材料为来自其它地方的鮞粒石灰岩,并且还曾用赭石进行过染色。目前这尊雕像已被維也納自然史博物馆收藏。[7]
^"Woman from Willendorf"互联网档案馆的存檔,存档日期2007-10-05.. Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, 2003: "The rows are not one continuous spiral but are, in fact, composed in seven concentric horizontal bands that encircle the head and two more horizontal bands underneath the first seven on the back of the head."
The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory by J.M. Adovasio, Olga Soffer and Jake Page, ISBN978-0-06-117091-1, gives a new 'view' of headdress as possible model for weaving a basket; Lauran Miller review at Salon.com: [1]