Bull of Aubevoye
The bull of Aubevoye ( French vase zoomorphhe d'Aubevoye ) is a zoomorphic hollow vessel that was found in 2003 near the Charterhouse Bourbon les Gaillon in Aubevoye , during a rescue excavation in the Seine valley in the Eure department in Normandy in France . The area is very fertile.
The dark brown to red-brown vessel has the shape of a bull with clearly highlighted testicles . It has a ribbon decoration. The reconstruction of the shattered vessel was able to restore almost the entire torso, the two legs of the left flank and the mouth. The figure is 30 cm long, 19 cm wide and 29 cm high with a circumference of about 60 cm. It has eyelet knobs . The mouth was modeled in great detail, the horns and hooves were not modeled in, but attached later as individual pieces. The penis, the two right legs and the horns are missing. There is a rectangular opening on the top of the head. The shape suggests a ritual function of the vessel.
Similar hollow vessels in cattle shape are known from the band ceramic culture .
The animal vessel belongs to the Neolithic cultural group of Villeneuve-Saint-Germain , a follow-up culture to the local ceramic band (RRBP). In addition to the vessel, shards of traditional mugs, bowls and bottles made of clay were found, as well as devices and blades made of flint and the typical slate arm rings . The site is not far from a settlement. The excavation area contained four trapezoidal houses, which were defined by post holes and foundation ditches.
literature
- Caroline Riche: Le vase zoomorphe d'Aubevoye (Eure): une découverte inédite dans un context Villeneuve-Saint-Germain en Haute-Normandie. In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. Vol. 101, No. 4, pp. 877-880 ( online ).
Web links
Bull of Aubevoye
Link to the picture
- Le vase zoomorphhe d'Aubevoye (with 3D illustration ) on inrap.fr
Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′ 28 " N , 1 ° 20 ′ 45" E