RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Profantová, Naďa
A1 Plevová, Anna
T1 Motif of a squat dancing figure on an 8th century ornament from the northern edge of Prague
JF Staletá Praha
YR 2020
VO 36
IS 2
SP 60
OP 69
DO 10.56112/sp.2020.2.03
UL https://staletapraha.cz/en/artkey/pha-202002-0003.php
AB The bronze belt fitting found in 2020 in Prague 8-Dolní Chabry lacks the finds' circumstances. The fitting with the motif of a squat dancing naked figure with a neck ring and hands in an adoration gesture is unique. The same multiple motifs are on mid-8th century strap end found in the equestrian grave at Nové Zámky in Slovakia. This anthropomorphic motif, evidenced on less than ten sites in Bohemia, can convey a version of the ritual (dancing priestess or goddess) or a heroic legend, modified by the local environment. The closest analogies of anthropomorphic motifs come from sites at Prague-Šárka and Kosoř / Prague-Radotín and definitely relate to the late Classical tradition. If the fitting comes from Dolní Chabry, it is the earliest early medieval find in the cadastre of the former village (now Prague).