Vessel with the plant and solar symbols
- Inventory number:
- АР-193
- Creation Date:
- 10th - 7th century BC
- Place of Creation:
- Yaseniv village, Lviv region
- Provenance:
- Lviv Historical Museum
- Technique:
- molding
- Size:
- 5 x 8 cm
- Material:
- clay
- Type of object:
- Vessel
- Subject:
- Vysotsko culture
It has a rounded shape with a narrow neck, made from dark brown clay. On the outer surface, in the central part, there are embossed images of discs with a cross—solar signs—and plants with downward branches. The design at the top and bottom is outlined with two lines. 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.
