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The Thinker figurine is made of fired clay and depicts a person seated with their chin resting on one hand, suggesting deep contemplation. The figurine is 4.5 inches (11 cm) tall. [ 8 ] This posture unmistakably conveys a meditative disposition, which led to its name, The Thinker , [ 9 ] drawing inspiration from Rodin 's renowned sculpture of a ...
Goddess figurine, Romania, 4050–3900 BC. The roots of Cucuteni–Trypillia culture can be found in the Starčevo–Körös–Criș and Vinča cultures of the 6th to 5th millennia, [21] with additional influence from the Bug–Dniester culture (6500–5000 BC). [35]
Side view Full frontal view. The rock sculpture of Decebalus (Romanian: Chipul regelui dac Decebal) is a colossal carving of the face of Decebalus (r. AD 87–106), the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponds to present-day Romania.
Some are clay figurines or statues, many of which archaeologists have identified as akin to fetishes or totems, and are believed to be imbued with powers that could help and protect the people who care for them. Many clay figurines have been discovered at Cucuteni–Trypillia sites, and many museums in eastern Europe host sizable collections of ...
A good examples of this is the Thinker of Hamangia, a clay figurine produced by the Hamangia culture. Important cultures of the Neolithic era include Starčevo–Körös–Criș , Boian , Gumelnița–Karanovo , and other ones, the most famous and at the same time the most evolved among them in art being the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture . [ 2 ]
Highest listing price on eBay: $350 First introduced in the ’90s, the polar bear crystal figurine sits on top of a silver mirrored plate, adding to his shining abilities under a lighted display.
The building, which uses traditional Romanian architectural features, was built on the former site of the State Mint (Monetăria Statului). [3] Initially intended as a museum of Romanian art, it was designed by Nicolae Ghica-Budești and built between 1912 and 1941. [ 4 ]
The Hamangia culture is a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria) between the Danube and the Black Sea and Muntenia in the south. It is named after the site of Baia-Hamangia , discovered in 1952 along Golovița Lake .