Male figurines from Pavlovac-Čukar, Southern Serbia
Abstract
In this paper a corpus of male figurines from the Late Neolithic site of Pavlovac-Čukar in Southern Serbia is
presented. It is a group of stylized, roughly made figurines without any details except the representation of male
genitals and in a lesser extent, ornaments in the form of armlets and belts. Iconography, technological aspects, i.e.
forming techniques and fragmentation are examined. It is argued that these figurines were made by unexperienced
producers, probably for a single-use in some ritual, possibly in the boys' initiation rite.
Keywords:
Pavlovac-Čukar / Late Neolithic / Vinča culture / male figurinesSource:
Anthropomorphism and symbolic behaviour in the Neolithic and Copper Age communities of South-Eastern Europe, 2014, 249-274Publisher:
- Suceava County Council through Bucovina Museum
Funding / projects:
Institution/Community
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - CHAP AU - Vuković, Jasna AU - Perić, Slaviša PY - 2014 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3771 AB - In this paper a corpus of male figurines from the Late Neolithic site of Pavlovac-Čukar in Southern Serbia is presented. It is a group of stylized, roughly made figurines without any details except the representation of male genitals and in a lesser extent, ornaments in the form of armlets and belts. Iconography, technological aspects, i.e. forming techniques and fragmentation are examined. It is argued that these figurines were made by unexperienced producers, probably for a single-use in some ritual, possibly in the boys' initiation rite. PB - Suceava County Council through Bucovina Museum T2 - Anthropomorphism and symbolic behaviour in the Neolithic and Copper Age communities of South-Eastern Europe T1 - Male figurines from Pavlovac-Čukar, Southern Serbia EP - 274 SP - 249 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_3771 ER -
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Vuković, J.,& Perić, S.. (2014). Male figurines from Pavlovac-Čukar, Southern Serbia. in Anthropomorphism and symbolic behaviour in the Neolithic and Copper Age communities of South-Eastern Europe Suceava County Council through Bucovina Museum., 249-274. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_3771
Vuković J, Perić S. Male figurines from Pavlovac-Čukar, Southern Serbia. in Anthropomorphism and symbolic behaviour in the Neolithic and Copper Age communities of South-Eastern Europe. 2014;:249-274. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_3771 .
Vuković, Jasna, Perić, Slaviša, "Male figurines from Pavlovac-Čukar, Southern Serbia" in Anthropomorphism and symbolic behaviour in the Neolithic and Copper Age communities of South-Eastern Europe (2014):249-274, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_3771 .