Venus of Mauern

The figurine consists of red painted limestone and was found in 1948 in Mauern (Rennertshofen).

The amateur archeologist Christoff von Vojkffy found the figurine in the Weinberghöhlen ("vineyard caves") near Mauern at 24 August 1948.

The figurine is 7.2 centimetres (2.8 in) tall, made of limestone and is covered with red ochre.

[2] The statuette can be interpreted in two ways: as a stylized depiction of a woman with large buttocks or as a penis with testicles.

This kind of double-sexed depiction can also be found in several other figurines of the paleolithic era, among them sculptures from Dolni Vestonice, Gönnersdorf, Nebra, Mezin (Ukraine), Milandes, Oelknitz, Savignano, Trasimeno and Trou Magrite.