HEADLESS IDOL

Budapest - Káposztásmegyer

The headless (or exchangeable headed) idols and the anthropomorphous (in human form) pots are characteristic objects of the religious life in the era. They also signify the connections with the Balkans. One of the nicest of these works is the idol discovered in Káposztásmegyer, of which only the bottom part was found. (The idol must have been about 23 cm tall according to the reconstruction.) The emphasised female features and the stripes across the chest are the main characteristics of the idol. The zigzag motives engraved on the back of the idol are probably imitations of clothing. The idol was an essential part of domestic shrines.

Literature

Bondár Mária: A badeni kultúra „újabb” és elfelejtett idoljai. Wosinszky Mór Múzeum Évkönyve 21 (1999) 39-59.

Endrődi Anna: Badeni idoltöredék Káposztásmegyer – Farkaserdőről. Archaeológiai Értesítő 114 (1987-88), 80-85.

Kalicz, Nándor: Eigenartige anthropomorphe Plastik der kupferzeitlichen Badener Kultur im Karpatenbecken. Budapest Régiségei 36 (2002) 11-53.