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The necropolis is located in the hamlet of Boljuni, part of the village of the village of Bjelojevići
Description of the site
The Boljuni stećci have many features in common
with those of eastern Herzegovina
Following the customary classification of basic stećak forms, the necropolis consists of the following stećci: 82 slabs, 176 chests, 12 ridged, and four cruciform. A total of 29 stećci are decorated: 29 slabs, 57 chests and 6 ridged. This makes Boljuni one of the most highly decorated necropolises in BiH. Its artistic features make it one of the most valuable and important necropolises as a whole.
Among the most frequent relief motifs are twining vine leaves as a border on the horizontal faces or a frieze on the vertical faces of the chest-shaped stećci. This is a typical Herzegovinian motif, but occurs in relatively large numbers here. Shields with swords and rosettes are also common, occurring in several forms: as heraldic symbols on shields, combined with a half moon, or alone. They also occur as stylized rosettes with twisted encircling garlands, or as the rose-cross. Next most common are ribbons, various borders, crosses (ordinary or stylized), half moons, fleur de lis, stylized floral motifs with spirals and bunches of grapes, arcades, and swords. There are also numerous representations and compositions with figures: deer-hunting scenes, tournaments and kolos, fantastic animals, and figures of lions and horsemen.
Motifs original to Boljuni are the lion, a woman with a child in her arms, stylized rosettes, fantastic lizard-like animals and a kolo with the leader riding a deer.
In the number of its epitaphs, nineteen in all, Boljuni provides important historical data and information on the cultural history ofBosnia and Herzegovina Lower Vlachs
Although there is no precise data to this effect, the number of tombstones indicates that burials took place here from the second half of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth century.
There were formerly two quarries near the necropolis, one 200 m to the northwest and one 200 m to the east, where the stones were probably quarried to make these stećci.
The Neveš well is 20 m from the necropolis; the locals call it the Greek well. It is circular in shape, with a diameter of 12 m. Round wells are to be found in the Stolac and Hrasno region, and were all still in use in 1960. Their date in this area is unknown.
Following the customary classification of basic stećak forms, the necropolis consists of the following stećci: 82 slabs, 176 chests, 12 ridged, and four cruciform. A total of 29 stećci are decorated: 29 slabs, 57 chests and 6 ridged. This makes Boljuni one of the most highly decorated necropolises in BiH. Its artistic features make it one of the most valuable and important necropolises as a whole.
Among the most frequent relief motifs are twining vine leaves as a border on the horizontal faces or a frieze on the vertical faces of the chest-shaped stećci. This is a typical Herzegovinian motif, but occurs in relatively large numbers here. Shields with swords and rosettes are also common, occurring in several forms: as heraldic symbols on shields, combined with a half moon, or alone. They also occur as stylized rosettes with twisted encircling garlands, or as the rose-cross. Next most common are ribbons, various borders, crosses (ordinary or stylized), half moons, fleur de lis, stylized floral motifs with spirals and bunches of grapes, arcades, and swords. There are also numerous representations and compositions with figures: deer-hunting scenes, tournaments and kolos, fantastic animals, and figures of lions and horsemen.
Motifs original to Boljuni are the lion, a woman with a child in her arms, stylized rosettes, fantastic lizard-like animals and a kolo with the leader riding a deer.
In the number of its epitaphs, nineteen in all, Boljuni provides important historical data and information on the cultural history of
Although there is no precise data to this effect, the number of tombstones indicates that burials took place here from the second half of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth century.
There were formerly two quarries near the necropolis, one 200 m to the northwest and one 200 m to the east, where the stones were probably quarried to make these stećci.
The Neveš well is 20 m from the necropolis; the locals call it the Greek well. It is circular in shape, with a diameter of 12 m. Round wells are to be found in the Stolac and Hrasno region, and were all still in use in 1960. Their date in this area is unknown.
