Berkala Arkeologi
Vol 41 No 2 (2021)

Analisis ikonografi ragam hias di bawah cerat yoni di Situs Watu Genuk, Kragilan, Mojosongo, Boyolali

Muhammad Faiz (Alumnus Departemen Arkeologi, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2021

Abstract

Yoni at the Watu Genuk Site, Kragilan, Mojosongo, Boyolali is one of the many Hindu-Buddhist remains of the Ancient Java period found in Central Java. The yoni has ornaments located under the water spout in the form of anthropomorphic beaked figure, turtle, and snakes. This article discusses the meaning of yoni ornaments at the Watu Genuk Site through iconographic and comparative analysis with similar figures. The analysis results show that ornaments under the yoni water spout at the Watu Genuk Site is not only decorative, but also has meaning of representing Hindu mythology in Ādiparwa manuscripts such as Samudramanthana and Garudeya.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

berkalaarkeologi

Publisher

Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Description

We are a journal on archaeology published by Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta every May and November each year. This journal seek to promote and shares research results and ideas on archaeology to the public. We covers original research results, ideas, theories, or other scientific works from the ...