CAVES OF LASCAUX
Humans need to express themselves and the Caves of Lascaux show us this tendency perfectly.Lascaux is famous for its Palaeolithic cave paintings, found in a complex of caves in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, because of their exceptional quality, size, sophistication and antiquity.
The paintings consist primarily of large animals, once native to the region. Lascaux is located in the Vézère Valley where many other decorated caves have been found since the beginning of the 20th century (for example Les Combarelles and Font-de-Gaume in 1901, Bernifal in 1902). Lascaux is a complex cave with several areas (Hall of the Bulls, Passage gallery) It was discovered on 12 September 1940. To me these paintings depict the life around the people at that time. The need to express and remember the life we live and experience.
Obviously animals are something that is important to us. Here are some ancient and........
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| Gold bull pendant |
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| Carnealian Cat Gold Ring |
something contemporary.
Ceramic pendants by Golem Design Studiosgolemstudio.com
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| Triangle, turquoise cat on coral |
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| oval pendant with yellow bird |
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| Raven Bead |
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| Sparrow Pendant |
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| Teal Bird Bead |
Polymer Clay Beads by Heather Powers - Humble Beads humblebeads.com
Green Girl Studios - Artists Cynthia Thornton and Gregory found on Lima Beads - limabeads.com
Shibuichi Articulated Crab Pendant
Pewter Sleeping Cat
Pewter Brave Horse
Steatite beads
Secrets of alluvial gold gathering arrives in ancient Egypt. They quickly start producing glazed steatite beads. What would we do without these wonderful little spacer beads!
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