Bowls from the scythian burial monuments of the end of IV-II century BC on the left bank of the Lower Dniester Cover Image

Миски из скифских погребальных памятников конца IV-II в. до н.э. на левобережье Нижнего Днестра
Bowls from the scythian burial monuments of the end of IV-II century BC on the left bank of the Lower Dniester

Author(s): Nicolai P. Telnov, Vitalii S. Sinika
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: Scythian burial; Lower Dniester region; funeral rite

Summary/Abstract: In the article there are published and analyzed bowls from the Scythian burial complexes of the cemetery near the village of Glinoe (Hlinaia) and from some barrows of the late 4th - 2nd century BC on the left bank of the Lower Dniester, near Tiraspol. The research reveals widest spreading of the bowls in the funerary practice of Scythians on this bank of the Dniester. Their role and place in the funeral rite are assessed. There are examined wooden and ceramic bowls. The authors offer a typology for hand- shaped bowls, which takes into account all their morphological features. Particular attention is paid to the decoration of the hand-made bowls, which primarily reflects the Thracian ceramic tradition. The analysis of spreading of the bowls in the settlements and burial mounds of the Scythians on the Northern Black Sea littoral testifies the sedentarization of the Scythian population in the Lower Dniester in the 3rd - 2nd centuries BC.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 287-316
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Russian