Medieval Stećak (tombstone)
Sarajevo, Bosnia
This stećak is an important tombstone of the region. Scholars contend that it was made during the 14th century and served as the tombstone of the medieval Bosnian King Stjepan II who died in 1353. The illustrations of buildings on the end are believed to be some of the earliest representations of Bosnian domestic structures. The stećak was found in Donja Zgošća near Kakanj, approximately 50 kilometers north of Sarajevo along the Bosna River. The tombstone now sits in the garden of the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Museum in Sarajevo. (photo 2008)
