Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends
| Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends | |
|---|---|
| Material | clay |
| Created | 3000 BC |
| Discovered | Shirak, Karnut |
| Present location | History Museum of Armenia |
| Identification | 2995-2 |
The Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends, is a clay sculpture found in the History Museum of Armenia.[1]
Armenia's Early Bronze Age monuments that were discovered had similar hearths decorated with anthropomorphic and animal sculptures, that were special altars installed in homes to perform beliefs concerning agricultural rituals.[2]
History[edit]
Early Bronze Age culture built stone hearths next to clay mobile hearths which served different purposes. Horseshoe-shaped or arched-shaped mobile hearths are used only for ceremonial purposes. According to common belief, the mobile hearth symbolizes the male head of the household and their ability to prosper.[3] The mobile hearths are put over extinguished fires or on top of ashes, then are kept on the inside of ancient ovens called tonirs, in a vertical position. There are examples of the Early Bronze Age found on a few stones assembled on fireplaces. [notes 1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 3000 BC monuments are not only found with strong ram heads, bodies, and limbs for worship in hearth fireplace horeshoe crutches, but also with ram-head medal accessories.
References[edit]
- ^ "Archaeological Collection, History Museum of Armenia website". historymuseum.am. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ "Horeshoe-Shaped Hearth` Ram-Headed Ends". historymuseum.am. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ Larisa Yeganyan, Clay Horseshoe Items in Ani Cave
See also[edit]
- Hasmik Israelyan, Worship and Beliefs of the Late Bronze Age in Armenia, Yerevan, 1973
- View from the Bronze Age, album-catalog, History Museum of Armenia, 2010