Mirila

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Kosa Dobroselska (Katalnića - Katalinića Kosa)

From the mirilo stones above Kruškovac, the road to Veliki Rujan leads to the northwest beneath the hamlets of Sinokosa (Dokoze) and the somewhat more northern Dobrosela (Katalinići). Three hundred meters above it is a pass – Kosa Dobroselska between the peaks of Čelinke and Razvršja. The mirilo stones are located on both sides of the road and are oriented west - east. 32 have been documented, while a larger number have been completely devastated. They belonged to the Koići family from Jatara.

At this site the mirilo stones of older and newer dates can be clearly distinguished. The newer examples are skillfully and precisely carved in two types, arched-rounded and two-eaved (“rooft op”), while the earlier ones were usually amorphous, of coarser workmanship, but with richer decoration.

The astral motifs included spirals, rosett es, solar discs, and two pentagrams, just like at the mirilo tombstones of the Zapadnjari.

The mirilo stones of a later date lacked decoration, except for the simple symbol of a cross, sometimes in combination with an inscription.