Ritual Stone - Sharapana, Vrelo

The Sacrificial stone Sharapana near village of Vrelo is one of the best preserved Sharapanas (from Turkish sharap - wine) in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located near neighborhood of Guzollar. It represents a hewn in the stone, perfectly preserved system for wine-making. It consists of two pools (reservoir) related to spout the liquid. The objects was probably used for ritual squeezing of the grapes.

Both tanks are half a meter deep. One of them has round shape (diameter about 2 meters) and other is smaller, oblong shaped.

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