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  • Collection: Eurasian Steppe Bronzes

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A cylindrical awl case ornamented with deer images in raised relief; the case is separated into six registers running around the circumference of the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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