Late medieval clay figurines – toys, devotional items or decoration? A few remarkson the relationship between function and iconography
Late medieval clay figurines can be divided into two iconographic groups: religious motifsthat are usually interpreted as devotional items and profane motifs believed to have been used as toys or decoration. Nevertheless, this approach needs to be revised in view of the distinction between iconogra...
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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Archaeologia Polona |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/272 |