It is painted with red ochre and was carved into the limestone of a rock shelter (Abri de Laussel) in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne department of south-western France.

The carving is associated with the Gravettian Upper Paleolithic culture (approximately 25,000 years old).

The figure holds a bison horn, or possibly a cornucopia, in one hand, which has thirteen notches.

It was carved into large block of limestone in a rock shelter (abri de Laussel) at the commune of Marquay in the Dordogne department of south-western France.

There are many similarly formed "goddess figures", such as Venus of Willendorf, said to be of potential significance in Eurasian prehistoric religion.