BERECKI 2012 1SDB2019

Sándor Berecki

„An Early Iron Age Zoomorphic

Clay Figurine from Târgu Mureș”, în

Marisia. Studii și materiale – Arheologie, vol. XXXII.

Târgu Mureș. Muzeul Județean Mureș, 2012, pp. 47-58. (pdf.)

Abstract

Th e archaeological excavations focusing on the Medieval Franciscan friary from the fortress in Târgu Mureș revealed traces of prehistoric settlements, too. In most of the cases the features related to this early periods were disturbed by the later landscaping and constructions. Th e subject of the present study is a clay fi gurine representing a horse, found in the debris of a building from the modern period. Th e morphology and cultural origin of the prehistoric zoomorphic fi gurines can be relatively easy defi ned, while concerning their functionality, both profane and ritual roles can be hypothesized.