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ia universitatis(Madas 1988; Nikolić 2008; Spasić 2011). Rare house 14 (Bogdanović 1988, fig. 6.6) at Divos-
bowls with everted r im from stubline 77 occurrence of our bowl type within the reper- tin could also speak in favour of their frequent
toire of vessels from multilayered site of Belov- use for food consumption. On the other hand,
ode in Eastern Serbia is rather conspicuous (cf. it has been argued that bowls with everted rim
Arsenijević and Živković 1998, 203, fig. 1). may have been used as measuring cups (Vuković
2011, 96). There are visible traces of abrasive attri-
In the terms of regional distribution bowls tions on the interior of several bowls from Stub-
with everted rim are present on majority of line. Most common are linear scratches caused
Late Vinča culture settlements in Central Bal- by stirring or scraping the content of the bowl
kans (Figure 11). Their circulation roughly cor- with some kind of tool (Figure 6/1).
responds with the area of Vinča D pottery dis-
tribution (cf. Whittle et al. 2016, 39, Fig. 36). It is interesting to notice that bowls with
Gomolava is the northernmost Vinča culture everted rim from Bulgarian site of Provadia were
site with such bowl shapes reported (Jovanović exclusively connected with salt production (cf.
2015), and Valač being the southernmost (Tasić Stojanova 2008). Main characteristics of these
1959–1960, T. VIII/1, 3, 5, 6). Westernmost finds bowls are significantly larger diameter of the rim
of bowls with everted rim have been recently un- (32–56 cm) and very slim, 3 to 6 mm thick walls.
covered at the number of Central Bosnian sites, Similar observation has been made for bowls
such as Gornja Tuzla, Donje Moštre and Oko- with everted rim from Central and Eastern Bos-
lište (Čović 1961, 96, 97, 11, Sl. 12a, T. XII/3– nia and Herzegovina. Such bowls usually rest
5; Hofmann 2013, Taf. 70/11; Hofmann and on one or several cylindrical or conical foot and
Müller-Scheeßel 2013, Taf.1). Easternmost sites were often interpreted as vessels for salt evapora-
are situated in Romanian Transylvania such tion or containers used for salt storage or trans-
as Alba Iulia-Lumea Nouă (Gligor 2009, Pl. port (cf. Bakalović 2004; Bakalović 2005, 13, 14).
CXXXVII/1, 2, 5–7, 9, 13, 15).
Along with issue of use and function one
When it comes to function, bowls with more aspect of bowls with everted rim could
everted rim are typical Late Vinča culture table- be addressed. It is a question of their symbolic
ware and were most probably used as consump- meaning and capacity for transmission of ideas
tion vessels. Their main morphological charac- and messages that were important on wider so-
teristic (everted rim) most likely signals that they cial scale. Up to now the only indication that
were used for liquid food consumption since bowls with everted rims were used as strong sym-
such rim profilation efficiently prevents spilling bolic metaphors is the fact that they were buried
of the vessel content. Everted rim of these bowls along with other grave goods at Vinča culture
could to some degree point to certain Vinča cul- necropolis of Gomolava (cf. Borić 1996; Jovano-
ture food ways practices and habits also, i.e. such vić 2015). It is important to notice that all buried
vessels could safely be used directly from hand, individuals from Gomolava necropolis are males
or from lap without risk of spilling the content of various ages (Borić 1996; Stefanović 2008).
out of the bowl. Although there is strong evi- Also, judging by the published anthropological
dence for existence of clay tables in numerous analyses bowls with everted rim were buried as
Vinča culture houses (cf. Spasić and Živanović in graves of both very young and adult age males.
2015) bowls with everted rim could speak in fa- Thus, very simple, undecorated small sized bowl
vor that food was consumed both from vessels with everted rim appears in the grave 8 of one-
held in hands or rested on lap or on tables. The year-old boy (Stefanović 2008, 95, T. 11.1; Jova-
fact that high quantity of bowls with everted rim nović 2015, 15, 16, T. VIII/3). Our bowls were
were recovered from single Vinča culture house- also laid in the graves of elderly males, i.e. sen-
holds, e.g. 15 complete and broken ones from ior adults, as in grave 2/75 where 50–59 years
house 13 (Bogdanović 1988, fig. 6.3) and 13 from old male was buried, and in grave 20/76 with
bowls with everted r im from stubline 77 occurrence of our bowl type within the reper- tin could also speak in favour of their frequent
toire of vessels from multilayered site of Belov- use for food consumption. On the other hand,
ode in Eastern Serbia is rather conspicuous (cf. it has been argued that bowls with everted rim
Arsenijević and Živković 1998, 203, fig. 1). may have been used as measuring cups (Vuković
2011, 96). There are visible traces of abrasive attri-
In the terms of regional distribution bowls tions on the interior of several bowls from Stub-
with everted rim are present on majority of line. Most common are linear scratches caused
Late Vinča culture settlements in Central Bal- by stirring or scraping the content of the bowl
kans (Figure 11). Their circulation roughly cor- with some kind of tool (Figure 6/1).
responds with the area of Vinča D pottery dis-
tribution (cf. Whittle et al. 2016, 39, Fig. 36). It is interesting to notice that bowls with
Gomolava is the northernmost Vinča culture everted rim from Bulgarian site of Provadia were
site with such bowl shapes reported (Jovanović exclusively connected with salt production (cf.
2015), and Valač being the southernmost (Tasić Stojanova 2008). Main characteristics of these
1959–1960, T. VIII/1, 3, 5, 6). Westernmost finds bowls are significantly larger diameter of the rim
of bowls with everted rim have been recently un- (32–56 cm) and very slim, 3 to 6 mm thick walls.
covered at the number of Central Bosnian sites, Similar observation has been made for bowls
such as Gornja Tuzla, Donje Moštre and Oko- with everted rim from Central and Eastern Bos-
lište (Čović 1961, 96, 97, 11, Sl. 12a, T. XII/3– nia and Herzegovina. Such bowls usually rest
5; Hofmann 2013, Taf. 70/11; Hofmann and on one or several cylindrical or conical foot and
Müller-Scheeßel 2013, Taf.1). Easternmost sites were often interpreted as vessels for salt evapora-
are situated in Romanian Transylvania such tion or containers used for salt storage or trans-
as Alba Iulia-Lumea Nouă (Gligor 2009, Pl. port (cf. Bakalović 2004; Bakalović 2005, 13, 14).
CXXXVII/1, 2, 5–7, 9, 13, 15).
Along with issue of use and function one
When it comes to function, bowls with more aspect of bowls with everted rim could
everted rim are typical Late Vinča culture table- be addressed. It is a question of their symbolic
ware and were most probably used as consump- meaning and capacity for transmission of ideas
tion vessels. Their main morphological charac- and messages that were important on wider so-
teristic (everted rim) most likely signals that they cial scale. Up to now the only indication that
were used for liquid food consumption since bowls with everted rims were used as strong sym-
such rim profilation efficiently prevents spilling bolic metaphors is the fact that they were buried
of the vessel content. Everted rim of these bowls along with other grave goods at Vinča culture
could to some degree point to certain Vinča cul- necropolis of Gomolava (cf. Borić 1996; Jovano-
ture food ways practices and habits also, i.e. such vić 2015). It is important to notice that all buried
vessels could safely be used directly from hand, individuals from Gomolava necropolis are males
or from lap without risk of spilling the content of various ages (Borić 1996; Stefanović 2008).
out of the bowl. Although there is strong evi- Also, judging by the published anthropological
dence for existence of clay tables in numerous analyses bowls with everted rim were buried as
Vinča culture houses (cf. Spasić and Živanović in graves of both very young and adult age males.
2015) bowls with everted rim could speak in fa- Thus, very simple, undecorated small sized bowl
vor that food was consumed both from vessels with everted rim appears in the grave 8 of one-
held in hands or rested on lap or on tables. The year-old boy (Stefanović 2008, 95, T. 11.1; Jova-
fact that high quantity of bowls with everted rim nović 2015, 15, 16, T. VIII/3). Our bowls were
were recovered from single Vinča culture house- also laid in the graves of elderly males, i.e. sen-
holds, e.g. 15 complete and broken ones from ior adults, as in grave 2/75 where 50–59 years
house 13 (Bogdanović 1988, fig. 6.3) and 13 from old male was buried, and in grave 20/76 with
