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Martin M. Miles

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Posted: 01 May 2022

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Kraków - Muzeum Archeologiczne

Kraków - Muzeum Archeologiczne
The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland. It was founded by a group of intellectuals and academics who belonged to the Kraków Scientific Society (TNK) during the Partitions of Poland. The foreign rule prohibited the existence of Polish patriotic organizations except for the learning societies like the TNK.

The founding act was signed in 1850. Later the Museum started its own archaeological research and thus gained further exhibits (today more than 770.000).

The most valuable exhibit is probably the "Zbruch Idol", a four-sided

cult statue (2.67 m high), that probably depicts pagan deities. Maybe more than one.

Here is the wiki article about the idol

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbruch_Idol

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 m̌ ḫ
m̌ ḫ club
A provocative question, but should not this idol belong to Ukraine?
2 years ago.
Martin M. Miles club has replied to m̌ ḫ club
Borders are a relatively modern invention. When this idol was created, there were none in the area of origin. What is Poland today has existed since 1945. Large regions that were once Polish are now Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian. Afaik, there is no dispute over ownership of the idol.
2 years ago.
 m̌ ḫ
m̌ ḫ club
Interesting artifact actually which shows proximity of pre Christian cultures. Actually our cultures are older than Christianity despite any attempts of nationalists to rewrite the history
2 years ago.

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