Krikštas

Krikštas (plural: krikštai) is a Lithuanian burial monument of oldest type.

Old krikštai are usually symmetric figurines of horseheads, birds, plants, hearts, etc.

Since 19th-century cross-shaped monuments started to appear and the destruction figurine-type krikštai proceeded, since they were considered to be remnants of paganism.

The figurine-type were mostly found in Lithuania Minor, in the areas of Protestant faith.

Similar tombheads were reported in Protestant areas of Germany and Latvia.