Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel (Q702658)

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Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Der Löwenmensch vom Hohlenstein-Stadel im Lonetal ist eine 31,1 cm große und 35.000 bis 41.000 Jahre alte Skulptur aus Mammut-Elfenbein, die einen Menschen mit dem Kopf und den Gliedmaßen eines Höhlenlöwen darstellt. Die Skulptur stammt aus der jungpaläolithischen Kultur des Aurignacien und gehört zu den ältesten bekannten Kleinkunstwerken der Menschheit.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Löwenmensch figurine, also called the king of jungle and the germanys king is a prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in Hohlenstein-Stadel, a German cave, part of the Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 1939. The German name, Löwenmensch, meaning "lion-person" or "lion-human", is used most frequently because it was discovered and is exhibited in Germany. It is an anthropomorphic figurine very old, its rare and expensive of the layer and which it was found to be between 37,985 years and 41,000 years old, it is one of the oldest-known examples of an artistic representation and the oldest confirmed statue ever discovered. Its age associates it with the archaeological Aurignacian culture of the Upper Paleolithic. An example of zoomorphic art, it was carved out of mammoth ivory using a flint stone knife. Seven parallel, transverse, carved gouges are on the left arm.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Leeuwmens (Duits: Löwenmensch) is een standbeeldje uit het Aurignacien (late fase van de Oude Steentijd), half mens half leeuw. Het is tussen 33.000 en 30.000 jaar oud. Daarmee is het een van de oudste en zeker een van de grootste en meest uitgewerkte figuratieve sculpturen.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

L’homme-lion (en allemand : Löwenmensch) est une sculpture en ivoire de mammouth datant de l'Aurignacien (Paléolithique supérieur). C'est l'une des plus anciennes connues à ce jour[réf. nécessaire]. Elle représente un lion des cavernes dont la position verticale lui donne une allure humaine. Cette dualité en fait une créature thérianthrope.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

El hombre león (en alemán: Löwenmensch) es una escultura en marfil de mamut de 31,1 centímetros de altura que data del paleolítico superior (Auriñaciense), siendo una de las esculturas más antiguas conocidas hoy en día. Su nombre se debe a que representa un ser humano con cabeza de león.,

Summary from Català / Catalan Wikipedia (cawiki)

L'humà lleó (en alemany: Löwenmensch) és una escultura en ivori de mamut de 31,1 centímetres d'alçada que data del paleolític superior (aurinyacià); és una de les escultures més antigues conegudes hui dia. El seu nom es deu al fet que representa un ésser humà amb cap de lleó.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Człowiek-lew (Löwenmensch) – prehistoryczna rzeźba z kości słoniowej, która została odkryta w Hohlenstein-Stadel w 1939 roku. Jest najstarszą znaną rzeźbą zoomorficzną i najstarszym przykładem sztuki figuratywnej. Została odrestaurowana z tysiąca fragmentów. Powiązana z kulturą oryniacką.

Summary from Svenska / Swedish Wikipedia (svwiki)

Lejonmänniskan från Hohlenstein Stadel är en skulptur i djur- och människoform, som är den äldsta kända skulpturen av detta slag i världen.

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node: Löwenmensch (OSM), 144 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Löwenmensch
tourism: artwork
material: wood
wikidata: Q702658
description: Vergrößerte Nachbildung der Löwenmenschen-Figur, ca. 3 m hoch
artwork_type: sculpture
subject:wikidata: Q702658

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