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  • Collection: Eurasian Steppe Bronzes

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A horizontal B-shaped belt plaque depicting combat between a feline (tiger?) and a camel; the full body of the camel and one feline are visible, as well as just the head of a second feline in the proper left bottom corner of the piece; the scene is…

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A buckle plaque depicting a fantastical, wolf-like creature which has raptor heads sprouting from its mane, antlers and tail tip; the creature is adorned with tear-shaped forms on its shoulder and haunches; a hook prong (a kind of fastener) protrudes…

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A B-shaped openwork plaque showing a warrior figure holding a sword, standing in front of a two-wheeled cart drawn by three equids; a bird sits on the rear of the equids; the heads of two occupants are visible inside the cart, and a dog is present…

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A rectangular openwork belt plaque depicting three ibex standing in a wooded setting; two stand in profile, their bodies oriented outward toward the edges of the plaque and their heads shown frontally; the third ibex stands between the two, shown…

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A rectangular openwork plaque depicting two horses facing each other, fighting; the horse on the right bites the right foreleg of his opponent, who bites him on the back of the neck; a hook protrudes from the proper right front edge of the piece, and…

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An openwork buckle in the form of a slender crouching tiger with head turned back and tail upraised, surrounded by three gazelle heads; a border of sorts is formed by the tail of the tiger and the gazelle heads, connected together by the antlers…

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A stem-footed cauldron, referred to as a fu; it has a round bulging bowl, everted rim, two rounded handles placed opposite each other on a thick, somewhat squared rim, and a short flaring stem foot.

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A cast finial displaying two figure, a boar mounting a sow; the sow stands on all four legs, with head down and hooves slightly forward; the boar stands on its hind legs only, and has slightly open jaws and tusks; both animals have elliptical eyes.

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A bronze finial comprising a long tubular socket that curves to terminate in a bovine head with open mouth; two horns with parallel curved marks extend outward from either side of the animal's head; a small conical bell suspends from a loop beneath…

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A bronze bow-shaped fitting; each arm of the fitting curves in a narrow arch terminating at a four-strap arch that jingles when the object is moved; the central section of the fitting is hollow and is decorated with an empty cell possibly once…
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