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UPPER PALEOLITHIC FANTASTIC ANIMALS IN CAVE PAINTINGS

Fig. F36) Fantastic animal, ie invented, and partially composed of various animals, but among them prevails the lion, with a dilated stomach, horned and without the tail. The body is decorated with circular drawings.
Dating: 17.000 years ago approx.
Material culture: Magdalenian. Upper Paleolithic.
Location: Hall of primeval oxen. Lascaux cave (France).






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