AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURINE BELONGING TO THE COŢOFENI CULTURE FROM SÂNGEORGIU DE MUREŞ
AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURINE BELONGING TO THE COŢOFENI CULTURE FROM SÂNGEORGIU DE MUREŞ
Author(s): Sandor BereckiSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Regional Geography, Historical Geography, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World, Prehistory
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: anthropomorphic figurine; Late Copper Age/Early Bronze Age; Cotofeni culture; Mures Valley;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents an anthropomorphic figurine discovered incidentally in 2009 in Sângeorgiu de Mureş. The fragmentary figurine can be dated to the third phase of the Coţofeni culture and presents a person with arms in an orans position. Figurines similar to this specific type were discovered in several contemporary settlements in Transylvania as well as in the neighbouring regions.
Journal: Marisia. Archaeologia, Historia, Patrimonium
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 7-14
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
