It's interesting to me how these knobs appear in Bubanj-Hum, latter to reappear among Vatin up north to Gava/Ottomany/Cotofeni in Eastern Carpathians.
Ceramic goblet, Bubanj-Hum I cultural complex, Chalcolithic period (Copper age), around 3000 years BC, found at Livade-Kalenić archaeological site, vicinity of Ub, western Serbia.
Collection of Museum in Valjevo
Ceramic goblet decorated with linear ornaments, Vatin culture, middle Bronze age, around 1500 – 1200 years BC found at Zlatica archaeological site in Omoljica village, vicinity of Pančevo, Banat region, Vojvodina province, northern Serbia.
Collection of National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade
Ceramic urn decorated with linear ornaments, Dubovac-Žuto brdo culture, middle Bronze age, around 1500 years BC, found in eastern Serbia.
The ornaments are filled with white inlay, in a typical manner of Dubovac-Žuto brdo art.
Collection of National Museum of Serbia
Ceramic goblets, Vatin culture, middle Bronze age, around 1500 years BC, found in Vojvodina province, northern Serbia.
Dimensions - height 11 cm.
Collection of National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade
Ceramic goblet, middle Bronze age, around 1500 years BC, found in vicinity of Paraćin, central Serbia.
Collection of Museum in Paraćin
Ceramic goblet richly decorated with linear ornaments, Belegiš culture, Late Bronze age – early Iron age, around 1300 – 1000 years BC, found at Siglova ciglana archaeological site in Bela Crkva, Banat region, Vojvodina province, northern Serbia.
Collection of Museum in Bela Crkva
Ceramic goblet with two handles, polished terracotta, Vatin culture, middle Bronze age, around 1500 – 1200 BC found at Zlatica archaeological site in Omoljica village, vicinity of Pančevo, Banat region, Vojvodina province, northern Serbia.
Surface of the goblet is decorated with ornaments composed of curved lines.
Collection of National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade.
During the middle Bronze age at Zlatica site existed settlement, fortified by trenches and possibly defensive walls, but unfortunately possible traces of fortifications were destroyed by construction of the drainage channel.
Archaeologists have discovered traces of 7 trenches, few houses, several pits and deposits
Crescent-shaped gold pendants, Dubovac-Žuto brdo culture, middle Bronze age, around 1500 years BC, found in Velika Vrbica, vicinity of Kladovo, eastern Serbia.
On ending opposite to the crescent ornaments there are holes used for attaching these pendants to the clothes.
Collection of National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade.
Pendants are part of group find, which consisted of one lavish composite necklace made of 9 strings with several hundred gold beads of various shape and size, gold plate and 2 gold snake-shaped hair rings. They were made in a local workshop, and used to be worn by a woman who was a high-ranked member of prehistoric society.
Motif of a crescent is common on jewelry among many contemporary Bronze age cultures from the territory of Serbia
Bronze swords, part of hoard of various bronze items discovered at Pađina Larga archaeological site in Topolnica, vicinity of Donji Milanovac, eastern Serbia.
Late Bronze age – early Iron age, around 1100 – 1000 years BC.
Dimensions – length of the lonest sword 67.5 cm.
Collection of Krajina Museum in Negotin
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