Depiction of the human head in mediaeval stone sculptures in the northwestern region of Croatia

Ovaj članak istražuje neke primjere srednjovjekovne kamene plastike na području sjeverozapadne Hrvatske, odnosno prikaze ljudske glave koji datiraju iz razdoblja srednjeg vijeka. Tako su istraženi i prezentirani sljedeći lokaliteti na kojima su očuvani prikazi glava: Kneginec, Nedelišće, Cikovljan, Gotalovec, Mursko Središće, Križovljan, Lepoglava, Konjščina, Macinec, Podturen, Vinica.Working as the overseeing conservators in the Varaždin and Međimurje county regions, we are involved in works related to cultural heritage, during which we often come across its older historical layers. These layers are, so far, often not researched and unknown to the expert circles. With this paper we will present some examples of mediaeval stone sculptures in the region of northwestern Croatia. It is very interesting that the region contains many preserved representations of the human head which date to the Middle Ages. During efforts on the renovation of the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Kneginec, we devoted particular attention to a small stone relief with an image of a human head, which was located high on the southern facade of the church in a difficult to reach location. In order to protect it from further damage, the relief was removed, thereby uncovering many unknown details about its workmanship and shaping