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Ivory sculpture with phallic shape found in the cave of Mas d'Azil, Ariège, France. It is actually exhibited in the Musée des Antiquités nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. The artifact is carefully decorated, emphasizing its symbolic or ceremonial function. The dating goes back to the Magdalenian period (17,000-11,000 years B.P.).

[Image : http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/app/fr/96ce1735.htm]




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Ivory sculpture with phallic shape found in the cave of Mas d'Azil, Ariège, France. It is actually exhibited in the Musée des Antiquités nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. The artifact is carefully decorated, emphasizing its symbolic or ceremonial function. The dating goes back to the Magdalenian period (17,000-11,000 years B.P.). [Image : http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/app/fr/96ce1735.htm]