Cult Objects of the Neolithic Lengyel Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789638046161)

"Altarpieces" are artefacts characteristic of the Lengyel and Moravian Painted cultures, extending across central Europe from 4800-4300 BC. Ranging from 4-12 cm high, cubic in shape, with a small depression in the top, these clay objects have puzzled archaeologists. After cataloguing the published finds under a new typological system, the author examines the surroundings of those examples found in closed contexts in order to work her way towards an understanding of their function. She examines their relationship to identical shapes in the Bronze Age of south eastern Europe and their temporal variation in the process.

Author: Eszter Banffy
ISBN-10: 9638046163
ISBN-13: 9789638046161
Publisher: Archaeolingua
Language: English
Published: 12/31/1997
Pages: 131
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d