smailadugnis dubuo

English translation: a stone with a tapered / narrow-bottomed bowl

20:58 Nov 12, 2013
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology / Ancient beliefs and rituals
Lithuanian term or phrase: smailadugnis dubuo
Į šiaurės rytus ir pietvakarius nuo kryžiaus guli du mitologiniai, netaisyklingo keturkampio formos akmenys (skeltos vieno riedulio pusės) su smailiomis viršūnėmis. Pasak padavimų, tai akmenimis pavirtę žmonės, Liukonių dvaro liokajai Jonas ir Povilas. Netoliese yra dar vienas akmuo su >
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 21:56
English translation:a stone with a tapered / narrow-bottomed bowl
Explanation:
a stone with a tapered/narrow-bottomed bowl

The link contains the paper Stones with Narrow-bottomed Bowls by Vykintas Vaitkevičius, a very well-known Lithuanian archaeologist. Do take a look at the summary in English (p206) - you will find Liukoniai, which you mention in your question.
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diana bb
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Local time: 22:56
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4a stone with a tapered / narrow-bottomed bowl
diana bb
3spiky-bottomed bowl
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spiky-bottomed bowl


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a stone with a tapered / narrow-bottomed bowl


Explanation:
a stone with a tapered/narrow-bottomed bowl

The link contains the paper Stones with Narrow-bottomed Bowls by Vykintas Vaitkevičius, a very well-known Lithuanian archaeologist. Do take a look at the summary in English (p206) - you will find Liukoniai, which you mention in your question.


    Reference: http://etalpykla.lituanistikadb.lt/fedora/objects/LT-LDB-000...
diana bb
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