Despre idolii vinčieni de tip ‘tesalic’ descoperiţi în teritoriul comunei Hinova, judeţul Mehedinţi
Vinča Idols of ‘Thessalian’ Type Discovered in Hinova Village, Mehedinţi County

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses some Thessalian type Vinča anthropomorphic figurines discovered around Hinova village in Mehedinţi county. The majority were discovered during surface surveys by Al. Bărcăcilă in 1920-1921 with others recovered later by D. Berciu. Eleven figurines have been discovered on the Ostrovul Corbului ‘Botul Piscului’ site, and one at Hinova ‘Pichetul de grăniceri’. These Thessalian type figurines are characterised by the presence of a vertical perforation. In some cases these perforations permeate the entire figurine, while in other cases there are two holes, one on the upper part of the figure and another on the lower part. It appears that the upper holes could have been use to insert another piece, like a clay umbrella or a hat where figurines have a head. In other cases we can presume that separate heads were inserted into these holes.

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