TWO NEW FINDS OF CLAY ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURINES IN LATE IRON AGE CONTEXTS FROM SOUTHWESTERN ROMANIA

Abstract

The presence of anthropomorphic figurines made of clay is well documented in the ”Getae” environment north of the Danube. Judging from their discovery context, the ”special” treatment visible on some of the pieces, as well as comparing these finds with the ones from Graeco-Roman, specialists have come to the conclusion that such objects were used for magical purposes. While common in the area east of the Carpathians, such objects have rarely been found in contexts attributed to the so-called ”Celtic horizon” from the Carpathian Basin.

Keywords

• late iron age
• clay anthropomorphic figurines
• mobility in the iron age