Pot Lid

This lid from a vessel is modelled in the shape of a head and has incised decoration. Some people see it as a stylized human while others argue that it is an animal, possibly a cat or owl.The important Neolithic site of Vinca is near Belgrade. It was excavated in the late 1920’s. These excavations were sponsored by Sir Charles Hyde, proprietor of the Birmingham Post, which is why we have some of the finds from the site in Birmingham. We are the only museum in Britain to have material from Vinca.