STEĆAK I STARO MUSLIMANSKO GROBLJE U MRKOVIĆIMA, OPĆINA CENTAR SARAJEVO
STEĆAK - MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONE AND THE OLD MUSLIM CEMETERY IN MRKOVIĆI, CENTAR SARAJEVO MUNICIPALITY
Author(s): Senad KučSubject(s): Archaeology, Museology & Heritage Studies, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Islam studies
Published by: JU Muzej Sarajeva
Keywords: Medieval tombstone (stećak), Muslim tombstones (nišan); Mrkovići; Sarajevo Centar;
Summary/Abstract: The mixture of cemeteries from different historical periods gives special significance to the historical Mrković area - in the immediate vicinity of the medieval grave with the medieval tombstone there is a Muslim cemetery from the 16th-19th century period, which confirms the continuity of burials in this area. At this site, there is one shape of medieval tombstone –the gabled tombstone with a pedestal and without any decoration, and five shapes of Muslim tombstones; stela, a male Muslim tombstone with a square base and a pleated turban, a male Muslim tombstone with a square base and an Agha turban, a stone Muslim tombstone with a circular base and an octagonal Muslim tombstone. The ornaments that can be found on the Muslim tombstones are: circles and semi-apples in the form of embossed protrusions and depressions.
Journal: Prilozi za proučavanje historije Sarajeva
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 8-9
- Page Range: 31-42
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Bosnian