#stecak

[zvetenze]

Medieval Stećak (tombstone)

Sarajevo, Bosnia

This stećak is an important tombstone of the region. Scholars contend that it was made during the 14th century and served as the tombstone of the medieval Bosnian King Stjepan II who died in 1353. The illustrations of buildings on the end are believed to be some of the earliest representations of Bosnian domestic structures. The stećak was found in Donja Zgošća near Kakanj, approximately 50 kilometers north of Sarajevo along the Bosna River. The tombstone now sits in the garden of the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Museum in Sarajevo. (photo 2008)

[lelejskagora]

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[alteanroyals]

if you are bored and have nothing better to do you can vote for me in a silly contest where i wear croatian traditional clothes HAJSHAJHSJS clearly i am not gonna win but all participants are taken on a free trip around croatia and bosnia sooooo here i am Jabsnsbjssb regardless i don't wanna be the loser with less votes so JSQJSJJS i am the one from argentina btw 💜🫶🏼

[razistoricharka]

you get why "esoteric christians" are so embarrassing to me as someone who sincerely deeply cares about stecak epitaphs and considers them a special form of folk prose containing universal truths about humanity though. you would have bullied in me school faggot

[all-about-bosnia]

The area around Stolac bas been settled for at least 15,000 years, as evidenced by the markings in Badanj Cave, which experts have dated 12,000 - 16,000 BCE. Three kilometers west of Stolac is an impressive stećak necropolis dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries: Radimlja.

[travelerontheedge]

National Museum

First of all, thank you for being patient! I started classes at Georgetown on Wednesday and arrived back in the US on Tuesday night, so it’s been a very quick adjustment with only a little time to edit photos and write these posts (I LOVE my classes, though!)

Today, I’m going to take you on a walk through two national museums. The first is Sarajevo itself, which is a preserved testament to its…

[eniscisic1980]

From the book "Stećak". @gorcindizdar #stecak #illustration #artwork #book #medieval (at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

[neirawrites]

Out of context spoilers for this new book of mine.

Stecak, an medieval Bosnian tombstones, at the village of Lukomir, the highest village in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The nearby (and by that I mean 3 and a half hours of walking) village of Umoljani have also been known to be plagued by a dragon they defeated with prayer, hence the name.

Sadly, they are not a part of this book, but are cool af anyway.

If these effing tombstones were like 500 meters away from the village, they would be perfect, but they are right there. And this isn't that small or that empty of a place. It's full of people. Someone would have either noticed a dragon or would have already been eaten by it.

So, for now, and it might change, I'm going with the necropolis om south side of Jahorina and Jana probably lives on Visocica, the mountain that will probably be our next hike. But the more i hike, the more I learn, so it might all change by the year 2567, when this book is discovered by future human archaeologists.

[lelejskagora]

Stećci from Radimlja necropolis, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[nvretenar-blog]

#bosniaart #natasavretenar #artbynv #stecak #creativity #artist #heritage #ancestry #bosniahercegovina #art #acrylicart

[merisconart]

Stecak is the name for monumental medieval tombstone that lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina. An estimated 60.000 are found of BiH, from 12th century. #monument #bosniangirl #meriscon #photography #architecture #history #unesco #bosnia #serbia #croatia #montenegro #photoshooting #fashionblogger #travel #stolac #mostar (hier: MerisCon Art)

[mostar-bih]

Stećak. - Grb i natpis velikog kneza bosanskog Radoja Radosalića Pribinića

Natpis je pisan bosanskom ćirilicom. Počinje u polukrugu iznad grba na zapadnoj, a nastavlja se na južnoj podužnoj strani. Integralni tekst glasi: [S]E ZALMENIJE KNEZA RADOJA, VELIKOG KNEZA BOSANSKOG, A POSTAVI JEGA SIN NJEGOV KNEZ RADIČ Z BOŽJOM POMOĆU i SVOJIH VJERNIH A S INOM NIJEDNOM POMOĆU NEGO SAM ON.

Datiranje stećka je izvršeno prema posljednjoj povelji u kojoj se kao svjedok javlja veliki knez bosanski, Radoje Radosalić, datiranoj 1408. godine, i poveljama iz 1408. i 1417. godine, u kojima se javlja kao svjedok njegov sin, knez Radić. Prema tome, stećak je postavljen između 1408. i 1417. godine.

Photos and info from: https://www.facebook.com/DarijoLacoPhotography

[eniscisic1980]

My take on the symbol from the Stecak tombstone. Nekropola Radmilovic Dubrava-Bileca (Zemaljski muzej BiH) Coming soon. @gorcindizdar #medieval #tombstone #stecak #book #illustration #symbol #dragon (at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

[mediumaevum]

This is a stećak (monumental medieval tombstone) in front of National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thousands of others are scattered around the country, exposed to bad weather conditions, and worst of all - vandalism. 

Save Cultural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina is an IndieGoGo project launched to preserve historical heritage and raise awareness of its importance.

This campaign was submitted to MediumAevum,and I’m more than glad to promote it. Little did the organizers know that I am their neighbor (from Serbia) and I know all too well how little (virtually nothing) the government is prepared to spend in an effort to help museums and historians. 

The guys are raising “only” $1.090, so every reblog, if you’re short on money, can help. You can watch their campaign video here:

Or visit their tumblr arheonorg for more info on their mission and projects.