Browse Items (58 total)

  • Collection: Eurasian Steppe Bronzes

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A bronze fitting in the form of a simply-modeled recumbent ram with its legs folded underneath its body; it has ribbed horns which curl around the ears and eyes ending near the top of the muzzle; the tail of the animal curves to the proper right…

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A rounded triangular garment plaque in the form of a long-necked vulture standing, with lowered head, over the remains of what appears to be a fawn; the vulture appears to be in the process of tearing at the remains of the fawn with its beak; the…

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An openwork plaque of a single standing deer surrounded by a border; the deer stands with its head twisted around facing backward, and antlers extending from the top of its head; the front of the piece shows the remnants of mercury gilding, and the…

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A garment plaque of a recumbent stag with its head tilted up and back; its hooves are folded beneath its body, arranged so that the undersides of the front hooves face up and those on the back hooves face down; a vertical loop exists on the reverse…

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A rectangular openwork plaque depicting four S-shaped, sinewy carnivores with turned-back heads, round eyes, and three-clawed paws; the plaque is divided into two registers, each containing two of these carnivorous creatures, each of which is…

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A small hook buckle in the form of the coiled body of a wolf with bared fangs; the head and body of the wolf are gently modeled; the paws and claws are very distinct and strongly modeled; the back of the piece is slightly concave; attachment devices…

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A plain, geometric hook buckle in the form of a circle with three elongated, semi-circular decorative elements cast in relief on the front; a curved hook projects from one side and a triangular loop from the opposite side.

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A curving implement with a rattle at one end, and five pendants attached along its length; the object is made up of a slender curving rod that tapers to a slender point on one end; on the opposite end is attached the spherical rattle, with metal…

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A slightly curved blade-like ritual implement, sometimes referred to as a bi; it has a rounded blade tip, two curled metal pieces forming the guard where the blade and hilt connect, and a reptilian-head ornament capping the end of the hilt; the hilt…

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A knife blade with oblique teeth or notches on the lower edge near the hilt; there are three of these teeth present; the blade is otherwise unadorned.
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