Stylized Small Neolithic Statuette of the Vinča Culture

Culture: Vinča culture/Southeastern Europe

Period: 5500-4500 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 4.6 cm high

Price: Reserved

Ref: 5268

Provenance: From the renowned Vinča collection of Dusan Jovanovic (1956-2015), since 1970 in Austria.

Condition: Intact

Description: Charming small reddish terracotta statuette of the Neolithic Vinča culture. The stylized statuette depicts a dancing anthropomorphic figure with short stubby arms and a square head facing to the right. It wears a long gown with a V-neckline in the front around the neck. In the back the dress with four engrave V-motives. The legs are not accentuated. Vinča figures such as the present one were used for ritual purposes and served as fertility idols. From the region of Supska-Stublina.