Browse Items (58 total)

  • Collection: Eurasian Steppe Bronzes

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An elaborate geometrically-decorated knife; it has a complex openwork pommel in the shape of a wheel, with five spokes projecting out of a ring-shaped piece of metal with bands of striations; the central section of the pommel bears another striated…

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A bronze knife embellished with a pommel in the shape of the head of an ibex (a wild goat); the eyes and nostrils of the creature are inlaid with turquoise, and the horns arch back to touch the neck of the animal behind the ear; a second loop in the…

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An elaborate geometrically-decorated knife; it has a complex openwork pommel in the shape of a wheel, with five spokes projecting out of a ring-shaped piece of metal with bands of striations; the central section of the pommel bears another striated…

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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 small box-shaped rectangular awl case or needle case; the front and back of the piece are ornamented with an openwork pattern depicting three stylized (possibly feline) creatures in profile; each animal is decorated with a pattern of dots within…

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A cylindrical awl case ornamented with deer images in raised relief; the case is separated into six registers running around the circumference of the case, each of which is separated by pairs of narrow raised ridges; the register on either end of the…

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A decorated cylindrical openwork awl case; it is ornamented with five bands of oval openings, each band framed by thin, thread-like ridges in raised relief on the surface of the piece.

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A tiny oval spoon ornamented with two confronted bird figures on the handle; the handle of the spoon is stub-like, with a hollow transverse bar atop it, and the birds perching on this bar.

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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 small ear, head, or hair ornament; it is a J-shaped pointed implement that tapers downward to a curved point, with three tiny hollow projections that would once have held inlay on one side and a stylized ram's head ornament at the opposite end of…
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