Venus of Willendorf - Christmas Tree Topper

3D scan of the Venus of Willendorf edited to be used as a christmas tree topper at total figurine size of ~20 cm. The figurine does need support structures. Part 2 can be printed without support, but using a brim is recommended. Use suitable glue (e.g. super glue or a hot glue gun) to attach the two pieces.

If you want to learn more about the figurine itself visit the texturized 3D model here: https://skfb.ly/otOJV

The tree topper in the picture was printed using the Prusa MK4 as well as BioFusion Inca Gold Filament and is on top of the NHMW's christmas tree this year (2024).

🎄 Happy Holidays! 🎄

Picture Christmas Tree: Wilhelm Bauer-Thell, Rendered Image: Viola Winkler

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The Venus of Willendorf was found in 1908 at the site Willendorf II, the object appeared in an archaeological layer datable to 29,500 BP. Measuring 11 cm, the figurine – made of oolithic limestone – represents the depiction of a naked woman of corpulent proportions.

The original figurine is Number 36 of the NHM Top 100 and can be visited in the Venus cabinet of the NHM Vienna next to her roommate Fanny, the figurine from Stratzing near Krems (Lower Austria).

Object: Venus of Willendorf

Inventory number: NHMW-Prae 44.686

Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, Prehistory Dept., Old Stone Age Coll. (curator: Caroline Posch)

Find out more about the NHMW here.

Scanned and edited by Anna Haider and Viola Winkler.

Scanner: Artec Space Spider

Text: Walpurga Antl-Weiser & Caroline Posch