Zbruch Idol
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The Zbruch Idol is a 9th-century stone sculpture believed to depict Slavic deities, making it one of the most important surviving artifacts of pre-Christian Slavic religion.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic pagan artifact
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archaeological artifact ⓘ religious idol ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lada
NERFINISHED
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Mokosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Perun NERFINISHED ⓘ Svetovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Slavic mythology
NERFINISHED
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archaeology of Eastern Europe ⓘ study of Slavic neopaganism ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Światowid ze Zbrucza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
East Slavic paganism
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West Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Archaeological Museum of Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 9th century ⓘ |
| depicts | Slavic deities ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Zbruch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountryAtTime | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInRegion | Podolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundCondition | found buried in a river bed ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
four faces on the upper tier
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three vertical tiers of reliefs ⓘ |
| height | about 2.7 metres ⓘ |
| iconography |
figure on horseback
ⓘ
figure standing on a small figure ⓘ figures holding a horn or cornucopia ⓘ figures holding a ring or wreath ⓘ |
| interpretation |
may encode a tripartite cosmology
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may represent a four-faced supreme god ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zbruch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Christian Slavic religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity has been questioned by some researchers
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function as a cult statue vs. symbolic monument is debated ⓘ |
| shape | four-sided pillar ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for reconstruction of Slavic pagan pantheon
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one of the few large pre-Christian Slavic cult statues known ⓘ |
| style | relief carving ⓘ |
| tierInterpretation |
lower tier represents the underworld
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middle tier represents the human world ⓘ upper tier represents the heavens ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.