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Lascaux cave paintings

painting from the cave complex at Lascaux
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Lascaux cave paintings

Summary

Lascaux cave paintings is a cave painting[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lascaux cave paintings is in the country of France[3].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's instance of is recorded as cave painting[4].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's instance of is recorded as group of works[5].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's genre is cave painting[6].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's depicts is recorded as man[7].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's depicts is recorded as Bison[8].
  • The location of Lascaux cave paintings was France[9].
  • Lascaux cave paintings took place at Montpon-Ménestérol[10].
  • The location of Lascaux cave paintings was Lascaux[11].
  • +15001-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lascaux cave paintings[12].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's title is recorded as Cave Paintings, Lascaux Caves[13].
  • Lascaux cave paintings dates from the Upper Paleolithic[14].
  • Lascaux cave paintings's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

Body

Publication

Lascaux cave paintings's genre is cave painting[6].

Material and Period

Lascaux cave paintings dates from the Upper Paleolithic[14]. Recorded location include France[9], Montpon-Ménestérol[10], and Lascaux[11].

Why It Matters

Lascaux cave paintings is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Lascaux 01.jpg, Lascaux painting.jpg, Lascaux, Megaloceros.jpg
    Location → France, Montpon-Ménestérol, Lascaux
    Copyright status → public domain
    Genre → cave painting
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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