Back Idool van Sjigir Afrikaans صنم شيجير Arabic Шиғыр һынташы Bashkir Шигирски идол Bulgarian Ídol de Xiguir Catalan Šigirský idol Czech Eilun Shigir Welsh Holzidol aus dem Schigir-Moor German Idolo de Ŝigir Esperanto Ídolo de Shigir Spanish
| Shigir Idol | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture, dated to 11,500 years ago, may have stood more than 5 m (16 ft) high | |
| Material | Wood |
| Height | 2.8 m |
| Created | 12,000 years |
| Discovered | 24 January 1890 Sverdlovsk, Russia |
| Present location | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Russia |
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]
It is displayed in the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[5]
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