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As of 1990, she is estimated to have been carved around 24,000-22,000 BCE. Very little is known about her origin, method of creation, or cultural significance.
The Venus has a very interesting shape. She seems to be a depiction of a very heavy woman, with rolls of fat, but very thin arms resting on her enormous full breasts. Her vulva is very pronounced. She has no visible face, her head being covered with what might be coils of braids, eyes, or a kind of headdress.
Her feet are not shaped in a way which would allow her to stand on her own. Due to this it has been speculated that she was meant to be held, rather than simply looked at.
The statue's current home is in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.