Vinca Idol, 5th millennium BC · Danube region, Balkans · ID: 3052668
Starting price
EUR 1,500
Estimated price
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Collection Scholten, Tutzing, GermanyBernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2008)
German Private Collection
Size
H: 6,8 cm
H: 2.7 inch
Description
fired clay with pigment remains, plexiglass base
Vinca is the name of an archaeological site near Belgrade (Serbia), more precisely a “tell” or settlement mound with nine meters of stratified occupation layers. The Neolithic–Chalcolithic culture discovered there spread during the 6th and 5th millennia BC across the territory of present-day Serbia, northeastern Bosnia, western Romania, and western Bulgaria.
The Vinca culture is primarily known for its ceramics and numerous anthropomorphic clay idols, which were likely used as cult images or votive offerings in sacred areas and near altars.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).