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Guardians of Food and Drink About Anthropomorphic Vessel Decorations of the Early and Middle Bronze Age from the Monkodonja Hillfort in Istria

Anja Hellmuth ; Mörchinger Str. 40, D-14169 Berlin Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Eurasien-Abteilung Im Dol 2-6, D-14195 Berlin

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This paper presents an important group of vessels from the Early
and Middle Bronze Age on Istrian hillforts, which remained
entirely unknown to date. It emerged from the vast amount of
pottery finds that have been collected in the course of the twelveyear
exploration on the hillfort of Monkodonja near Rovinj in
Istria. These are vessels that are characteristic on account of their
anthropomorphic ornamentation. We studied the large barbotine
jars and pithoi that were decorated with incised arches, or applied
arch-shaped bands in combination with nubs or buttons, which
made them resemble a human face; we also researched the
rounded, globular bottles decorated with full plastic or hollow
tutuli sometimes sourrunded by channels as well, which linked
them to the female world, because they supply food and provide
liquids. The spread of vessels with anthropomorphic decorations,
within the excavated areas of the settlement of Monkodonja was
examined, and the same was done for other sites in Istria, the
Trieste Karst and neighboring regions.

Ključne riječi

Early and Middle Bronze Age; Istria; Monkodonja; pottery; anthropomorphic decorations

Hrčak ID:

129552

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/129552

Datum izdavanja:

18.11.2013.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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