Original scientific paper
Pottery cult objects from the Neolithic period on the territory of Istria
Romuald Zlatunić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9827-9884
; Archaeological Museum of Istria, Pula, Croatia
Abstract
In this paper the author presents cult vessels - rhytons, stylized
anthropomorphic bell-shaped figurines, so-called phalli, and
anthropomorphic figurines that were discovered in Istria, which
are chronologically tied to a group of plastic artifacts that were
registered along the eastern Adriatic coast, the deeper hinterland
of northeastern and southern Italy, and the Aegean in the period
from the end of the Early Neolithic until the middle of the
Late Neolithic. He deals with issues concerning appearance and
distribution as well as with problems that arise when interpreting
their utilitarian function.
Keywords
Neolithic; pottery cult objects; rhytons; bellshaped anthropomorphic phallusoid figurines; anthropomorphic figurines
Hrčak ID:
103923
URI
Publication date:
18.11.2012.
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