Shigir Idol
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The Shigir Sculpture, or Shigir Idol (Russian: Шигирский идол), is the oldest known wooden sculpture.[1][2] It was carved during the Mesolithic period, shortly after the end of the last Ice Age, and is twice as old as Egypt's Great Pyramid.[3] The wood it was carved from is approximately 12,000 years old.[4]
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Shigir Idol | |
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Material | Wood |
Height | 2.8 m |
Created | 12,000 years |
Discovered | 24 January 1890 Sverdlovsk, Russia |
Present location | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Russia |
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It is displayed in the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[5]