The find includes over 100 fragments and whole figurines – male, female and animal, as well as reduced models of ritual objects found in the periphery of a settlement mound.
Clay cult figures from the village of. Konevo
The find includes over 100 fragments and whole figurines – male, female and animal, as well as reduced models of ritual objects – altars, wood (?), boat, vessels, which were found in the periphery of a settlement mound. On the basis of analogies with similar objects from other areas of the ancient world, it can be assumed that they were probably arranged in a way that reproduced symbolic ritual actions.
The very modeling of the clay (mud) figures can be interpreted as a ritual (magical) act of recognizing the divine entities invoked in the rite to set the cosmic elements in motion.
Author. L. Konova
Translation. S. Tsaneva/L. L. Tsaneva, S. Konova
Photo. Dimitrov
Literature:
– Konova, L. Magical Images. Clay cult figurines from the area of the village of. Konevo, Elhovo region.
– Proceedings of the National Historical Museum, XIV, 2004, pp. 17 – 42
– Konova, L. Kultfiguren aus Ton aus dem Gebiet von Konevo, Kreis Elhovo, Von Domica bis Drama. Gedenkschriftfür Jan Lichardus.Hrsg. V. Nikolov, K. Bacvarov, Sofia 2004, S. 205-213
