Museum of: Sofia
    Name of the artefact: Vessel
   
Sphere-like bottom part and high cylindrical neck. The eyes are marked by arced incisions, relief attached nose. Polychrome painted decoration. Light brown color.
                                 
 
WHERE IS IT AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
  
STATE
Department:
Museum of History - Vratsa
Preservation:
 Very good
Inventory number:
A-2022
Restauration:
 No restored
Name of the artefact:
Vessel
Completeness:
 Complete
Object type:
Vessel/Anphora
  
Material:
Ceramics
Methof of manufacture:
Hand made
Decoration type:
Painting
Distinctive mark:
-
DIMENSIONS
  
PERIOD OF USE
Length (mm):
-
Epoque:
-
Heigth (mm):
255
Culture:
Karcha
Diameter (mm):
-
Period:
Neolithic
Width (mm):
-
Face:
Early neolithic
Thickness (mm):
-
Absolute chronology:
-
Weight (g):
-
DISCOVERY
Date:
1972-73
Country:
Bulgaria
District:
Vrasta
Town hall affiliation:
-
Village:
-
Discovery findspot:
Gradeshnitsa
Condition of discovery:
Chance Discovery
Discovery type:
Deposit
 
ANALYSES – DETERMINATIONS
 
FILLED IN BY
Type:
-
Name:
Martin Hristov
Laboratory:
-
Institution:
National Museum of History
No./Code:
-
Date:
15/09/2005
 
DEEPENINGS

Morphology of the object:
Sphere-like bottom part and high cylindrical neck. The eyes are marked by arced incisions, relief attached nose. Polychrome painted decoration. Light brown color.

Decoration:
Painted polychromic decoration by application of black and red pigments. The nose is plastically moulded, while the eyes are marked by small eliptical incisions.

Inscription:
-

Analogies:
Fragment of a vessel from Early neolithic site Sofia-Slatina and Hadzhilar in Anatolia.

Interpretation:
Most probably the vessel represents the Great Mother Goddess who is praying for rain.
Bibliography:
Author-B. Niklolv - Title- Selishte ot staria neolit pri s. Gradeshnica, Vrachanski okrag - Periodical-Arheologia, Sofia - Volume 1 - 1975 Figure 11