Croatia - 2025 Europa - National Archaeological Discoveries - set of 2 - (MNH)
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2025 Europa - National Archaeological Discoveries
SALONA
At the foot of the southern slopes of a modest mountain, now called Kozjak, in a fertile valley through which a plentiful river, today known as the Jadro, flows, and along the gentle shores of a sea bay, humans have lived since early history. Modest remains of material culture date back to the Neolithic period, while more numerous Bronze and Iron Age finds bear witness to the life of the Illyrian Delmatae and their interactions with Greek colonizers of the Adriatic. Salona developed as a Delmataean port and, besides attracting the Delmatae and Issaean Greeks, it also became of interest to Roman traders and soldiers.
BIRD-SHAPED VESSEL FROM VUČEDOL, the so-called Vučedol Dove
Certainly the most famous find and symbol of the Vučedol culture is the bird-shaped vessel, commonly known as the Vučedol Dove. This vessel is undoubtedly an example of the craftsmanship of a potter with refined artistic talent, as well as an important religious symbol. It is a rare find of animal-shaped plastic art from the Vučedol culture, the youngest and most attractive Copper Age culture of the Slavonian-Syrmian region.