Stecci u Imotskoj krajini

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Summary

 

 

           Stećak is defined as a monolithic, horizontal or vertical grave or tombstone. The name itself says that this montments are „standing“.  According to our tipology we have four the most common  types of stećaks: sljemenjak, box, board and crux.  Sljemenjak is  grave monument of prismatic shape, with a flat or saddle-roofed upper surface with or without base. They are very  decorated especially sljemenjak. Decorations are done by simbols, figurative compositions and dekorative ornaments. There are some specifics especially from this area such as the traditional fleur-de- lys in Imotski type „A“ and „B“. Symbol „B“is shown to have been connected both with the tree of life and the Passion of Christ. Those tombstones are decorated almost everywhere but we can follow those workshops and workcraftsmen from area and area, and we can differ each area by its work, their radius was about fifty kilometars. Sometimes it seams to me either that they work very well or that they use something to help them to copy and to do ingravings. Fleur-de-lys is very romantic symbol that  expresses sadness. The same is with  the image of a woman holding a horse without horseman, images of abandoned horse are also common in this area and it is used for the same purpose.

  •             They are cultural features of late medieval heritage of the western part of the Balkan penisula.  The majority of  monuments belong to 14th and 15th century. The majority of authors now believe that they belong to Vlasi. But earlier there were lots of different theories of etnic heritage and belongings of them. This monuments are covered with layers and should be cleaned and preserved. Luckilly for them there are legends that say  that whoever touches them will suffer an accident or any kind of missfortune. This legend keeps them safe to a certain point but still lots of them vanish every day due to construction of roads, or just to be built in certain buildings. There are some new authors, who tell us how to stand and how to look at stećaks. They think that symbols on them are connected with astronomy, and that positions of stars or moon can represent certain constelation, which can set the time of death more precise. Motives on stećaks resemble a lot to prehistoric and medieval motivs and that could tell us a lot about Vlasi, who were connected with nature as ancient people use to be.

Josipa Tolić,  rođena je 05.01.1976. u Imotskom. Osnovnu školu završila je u  rodnom Prološcu Donjem, a srednju školu u Imotskom, u Gimnaziji "Dr. Mate Ujevića. Filozofski fakultet u Zadru upisala je 1994. godine i to predmete Pedagogija i Arheologija. 1995. upisuje Engleski jezik. Radi tri godine kao apsolvent u Osnovnoj Školi "Ivan Leko", gdje predaje engleski jezik. Osim interesantnih terena uglavnom po Ninu, radila je i na lokalitetu Crkvina u Cisti Velikoj u Imotskom. Tri godine je radila kao voditelj salona keramike. Također je par mjeseci radila u "Svijetu Stakla" baveći se fuzijom stakla, što je bilo interesantno iskustvo. Konačno se odlučuje  završiti dugo studiranje u 2008. godini. Ovaj diplomski rad odabire iz lokal-patriotskih pobuda i u nadi da će pomoći očuvanju i razumijevanju ovih spomenika. Osobno obilazi lokalitete želeći napraviti jedan sistematski pregled tih kamenih nadgrobnih  spomenika u Imotskoj krajini.

 

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