The rhyton from Danilo : structure and symbolism of a middle Neolithic cult-vessel /

"The so called rhyton from Danilo, an archaeological site near the coastal town of Sibenik in Dalmatia, Croatia, is a four-legged Neolithic vessel made of fired clay that according to the consensus of archaeological opinion was most likely a cult vessel used in rituals of unknown origin and con...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rak, Omer (Author)
Other Authors: Browne, Wayles (Translator), Alt, Theresa F. (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Croatian
Published: Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, 2011.
Subjects:
Danilo culture > Croatia > Dalmatia.
Pottery, Prehistoric > Croatia > Dalmatia.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Croatia > Dalmatia.
Culture de Danilo-Kakanj > Croatie > Dalmatie.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Croatie > Dalmatie.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Antiquities
Danilo culture
Excavations (Archaeology)
Pottery, Prehistoric
Dalmatia > Antiquities.
Croatia > Dalmatia
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Acknowledgements; Preface to the English Edition; Foreword; Introduction: Archaeology and the Symbol; 1 The Find; 2 The Cultural Sphere of the Rhyton; 3 A Bear or ...?; 4 Cinnabar; 5 Shamans; 6 A Snake, Water and Horns; 7 A Spiral (Double); 8 Th e Vulva and the Plough; 9 The Androgyne; 10 The Phallus; 11 Conclusion; Plates; Bibliography; Index.

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