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35 aN Bex RS Figure 9 where the art expressed a primitive religion—an appeal to the gods, by painting the animals and hunting scenes, to make forthcoming hunting expeditions successful. The inclination to view the Cave Art as religious art also stems from the plastic finds. These consist mainly of "Venus" figurines—statuettes of females known as the Wil- lendorf Venus (Fig. 10a) whose date is approximately 23000 B.C. Since the artists could also render the female shape per- Figures 10a and 10b When Paradise Was Lost