Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)
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20 С. I. Popa materials belonging to the Late Neolithic and Early Aeneolithic habitations from this collection (Gligor 2008) has not included these two figurines, we will undertake this mission as follows. The first artefacts is a torso-shaped statuette, of a slightly pyramidal shape, a flat base and oval in section. The arms are arched obliquely and raised up, with the extremities broken off, more so on the right arm. The statuette is pierced longitudinally by a perforation. There are no visible signs of decor or any indications of sex. On the right side of the orifice, in the area of the clavicle, there is a small circular impression. The statuette was carefully modelled, using as temper grainy to fine sand. The firing resulted in an oxidized red colour. Size: height = 4.6 cm; 0 = 1.7 x 2.3 cm; arms extension (existing) = 3.6 cm; perforation 0 = 2.5 mm. National Union Museum of Alba Iulia, inventory no. 1778 (PL 1/1). The second object is a torso-shaped statuette, of slightly pyramidal shape, a flat base, circular in section. The arms, arched obliquely towards the sky, are indicated; the left one is partially missing. In between the arms the item is perforated longitudinally. On the front side there is a schematic representation of right breast, the other one missing due to ancient fragmentation of the piece. The item is made of fine clay and the surface was covered with a thin yellowish-white polished varnish. Size: height = 6.8 cm; maximum 0 = 3 x 3.3 cm; arms extension = ca. 6.3 cm; perforation 0 = 2 mm. National Union Museum of Alba Iulia, inventory no. 1777 (Pi. 1/2). Fig. 1. The Neolithic and Copper Age site of Petresti-Groapa Galbenä on Google Earth. The two statuettes belong to a common category of statuettes with mobile heads; typologically they are related, the only differences are in the size, the one displaying the feminine attributes (breasts) being larger. In Transylvania, the largest number of such items (12) was published from Turdas, and is part of the Zs. Torma collection (Roska 1941, 318, Taf. CXXXVII/1-4; Vlassa 1966, 9-16, pi. A/l-5; B/6-10; C/ll-12; Comsa 1995, 34, fig. 16-17). With the exception of Turdas, within the Carpathian arch we can see a rather scarce presence for the ‘Thessalic type’ figurines. These items are rather different than the examples we have from Petresti. Better representations of this
