The Brno Museum had faithful copies of the Věstonická Venus made for collectors
The Moravian Regional Museum commissioned fifty faithful copies of the Věstonická Venus, one of the most important archaeological finds in Europe, to be made. Sculptor Jiří Pec coordinated the production process with the museum staff for about a year. The goal was to make the copy not only look like the original, but also have a similar weight, finish and color, Pec described to journalists today. A plastic Venus would be too light, so a special material was created.
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The curator of the Věstonická Venus, Petr Neruda, shows a faithful copy of the Věstonická Venus.
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At the same time, the curator Petr Neruda did not want to allow the Venus to be damaged, for example when creating a casting mold. CT images of the original helped, on the basis of which a 3D print prototype was created. It was only according to him that molds for casting copies were created. Each of them has its own serial number.
Pec also paid great attention to the material used. “The composition, color and weight of the mixture is very close to the original, in the end it was not easy to adjust it. But we succeeded and thus the secret recipe for the production of the Věstonické Venus was created,” said Pec.
The museum staff was motivated to produce copies by a permanent interest in souvenirs with the motif of Venus, which, however, are often not sufficiently faithful and representative. For the first batch of 50 copies, which can only be purchased in the Anthropos Pavilion, the museum will check the demand among collectors. Subsequently, they may make additional copies. The price is 690 crowns.
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The original Venus can now be viewed by people at the exhibition Oldest Jewelry and Body Decorations at Anthropos. It will remain there until February, although it is expected to be returned to the depository earlier.
“The Town Hall Venus, as it is now kept in a case in a security display case, has everything it needs, it is well taken care of,” stated Neruda.
The Vestonic Venus, a female figure, is the oldest ceramic art object in the world. It was created in the period of the mammoth hunters of the Early Stone Age. It is about 27,000 to 29,000 years old.