Vessel with the solar symbol
- Inventory number:
- АР-190
- Creation Date:
- 10th - 7th century BC
- Place of Creation:
- Novosilka village, Ternopil region
- Provenance:
- Lviv Historical Museum
- Technique:
- molding
- Size:
- 7 x 12 cm
- Material:
- clay
- Type of object:
- Vessel
- Subject:
- Vysotsko culture
A rounded bowl, painted light brown on the outside and black on the inside. On the inner surface, semi-circles are embossed and connected, symbolizing the sun. The Vysotsko culture existed during the Early Iron Age (10th-7th centuries BCE). Its distribution covered the forest steppe region of Ukraine, particularly around the rivers Western Buh, Dnister, and Styr. The name “Vysotsko culture” derives from a burial site in the village of Vysotsko of Brody District of Lviv Region. It was identified by Polish archaeologist Tadeusz Sulimirski in 1931. The population engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and crafts, including wood processing, blacksmithing, and the production of flint tools.
