Virag, Cristian: Situl neolitic Halmeu - Vamă (Satu Mare, 2015)
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upper part, the piece is broken missing the chest and the head. There is an incised line arranged horizontally under the chest, in the area where the break is. Such pieces can be found in the site of Porti-Corău4, Suplacu de Barcău5. 8. Anthropomorphic figurine, fragmentary preserved as the limbs are missing (fig. 131/1; 136/3). The head has a schematic representation, with a bird face, the right breast is a conical protuberance, the left breast is missing. The hands are only suggested, resting at the sides of the body. The basin is decorated with fine stitches up to the waist. Similar representations of the head are found at Porţ - Corău6, Suplacu de Barcău7. 9. Anthropomorphic figurine sitting, in a schematic representation, has one missing leg. The face is not shown, as well as the hands (fig. 131/2; 136/6). 10. Anthropomorphic figurine missing the left leg, with the head schematically represented, without displaying the elements of the face, namely the mouth, eyes or nose. The breasts are two conical protuberances, the back is slightly bulging (fig. 131/3; 136/4). 11. Foot of an anthropomorphic figurine (fig. 131/3), representing the leg below the knee. It is decorated with fine stitches and a vertical, fine incised line. Cx. 5/2006 12. Fragmentary anthropomorphic figurine, preserving the median part of the body (fig. 133/5). The figurine is adorned with stitches and fine incisions arranged both vertically and horizontally. Cx. 10/2008 13. Foot of anthropomorphic figurine (fig. 132/6), representing the low part of the leg. It comes in rectangular shape with rounded edges. It has no ornaments. 14. Anthropomorphic figurine preserved fragmentarily, namely the median part of the body (fig. 132/9). The back is preserved and it leads to the contouring area of the legs. There is a small protuberance in the navel area, possibly a phallus. A similar representation was found at Porţ - Corău8. 15. An interesting piece in the shape of an hourglas and looks very much like the medial phalanx. Its function is equivocal (fig. 132/8). Such pieces are found at Suplacu de Barcău9, the author naming this type of piece „small reel”. Analogies are found also at the settlement of Lumea Nouă10. The function of the piece can be probably linked to spinning and weaving or may have been used as a seal. Cx. 20/2008 16. Foot of an anthropomorphic statuette representing the lower part of the body, in cylindrical shape. It has no ornaments (fig. 132/10). Cx. 46/2008 17. Foot of an anthropomorphic figurine representing the lower part of the leg, namely the foot sole (fig. 133/1). Cx. 3/2014 18. Foot of an anthropomorphic figurine representing the foot below the knee (fig. 133/2). It is decorated with fine stitches and a fine, incised line arranged both vertically and horizontally. The two lines border the register of stitches, probably marking a piece of clothing. Cristian Virág 4 S. Băcueţ Crişan, 2013, Pl. IV/4, 5. 5 D. Ignat, 1998, fig. 40/6, 8, 42/2. 6 S. Băcueţ Crişan, 2013, Pl. VIII/18. D. Ignat, 1998, fig. 40/5; 43/8. 8 S. Băcueţ Crişan, 2013, p. 83-84, PI. III/la-b. 9 D. Ignat 1998, fig. 37/5, 7 10 Gligor 2009, p. 114, PI. CLII/11 12 96
