Ancient Art- Human Face Carved On Pebble 15000 Years Ago

The NEGII face is carved from a limestone pebble measuring 90×60mm.

"Minimalistic manipulation of the pebble’s surface creates a simple but realistic human expression. The artist used the natural form of the pebble to represent the outline of a human head, and slightly modi?ed the stone’s perimeter with a ?at band to shape the contours of the face. The main modi?cation engraved on the front of the pebble consists of a T-shaped linear relief that emphasizes an eyebrow ridge and nose; two low arcs that meet at the center of the pebble form the eyebrow ridge and then turn downward to depict a straight, elongated nose."

Human Face Carved On Pebble 15000 Years Ago | The Silo