Ritual object commemorating the tribe of Semigallians

Antanas Adomaitis, Lithuania

The object was created from stones collected in the Vegeriai area. The Semigals (or Zemgals), one of the ancient Baltic tribes, lived in these territories from the 5th century. On the stones, the author depicted the top of a spear, a sword, a fibula and other objects that were found in this area by archaeologists during excavations.

About the author

Antanas Adomaitis is a self-taught artist from Lithuania.

He was born in 1954.

Lives and works in Akmenė, Lithuania.

The artist is known both in Lithuania and internationally (European countries, USA, Canada) due to his works in painting and sculpture, as well as his own philosophy of life and art. In his paintings, the artist shows a strange world that cannot be described in words, but which must be felt. In sculpture, he often refers to the history and myths of his region, creating truly iconic artworks.

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