Un nou simbol Hamangia
A New Hamangia Symbol

Summary/Abstract: Coming into prominence later on, than other Neolithic and Chalcolithic European cultures, the Hamangia culture, rapidly rejoiced an unexpected popularity, the couple, the Thinker and his couple becoming a true brand of the Old Europe. What could impress us more than the perfect shape of the human silhouette, in which the abstract and the natural organically weave, germing a profound “state” of meditation, this without punctualities marked by ripped/painted signs or by body language? And, as if all these works of art hadn’t surprised us enough, the recent findings from Cheile Dobrogei area astonished us by depicting the human silhouette in a sublime abstract shape. Two, almost identical pieces, perfectly cut out of marble and Spondylus, have appeared in different archaeological contexts, their affiliation to the Hamangia culture being indisputable. In 2006, by dismantling the destruction of L2 (dwelling) from settlement Hamangia III in Cheia, we have discovered in sediment mixed with ash, a small Spondylus pendant in the guise of a human schematized silhouette, headless (this having been broken from ancient times). An unexpected circular perforation of big dimensions appears on the central part of the abdomen. Though having small dimensions, the piece dazzles by its rendering fineness and illustration of details. The surface is perfectly smooth the polishing corrects all the ripped details. On the piece’s surface, the vertical line spreading the legs, the curved line underlying the abdomen and fine incisions delimitating the neck and the arms have been reduced by round surfaces play, the artist succeeding to create a volume impression by a slight emphasis on the abdomen zone.

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