TITLE

HORN SADDLE ORNAMENTS DATING TO THE SCYTHIAN PERIOD FROM THE OB PLATEAU

AUTHOR(S)

Borodovsky, A. P.; Telegin, A. N.

PUB. DATE

July 2007

SOURCE

Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia (Springer Scien;2007, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p52

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article examines the various horn saddle ornaments and elephant griffins from Obiezdnoye-1 from OB Plateau through Scythian period. An overview on the decoration of the objects is cited, including the representations of the elephant griffin on the assemblage with Saka immigrants and on the warfare. Moreover, it concludes that horn parts of the Obiezdnoye saddle are similar to Pazyryk and Saka zoomorphic decorations and appears to have belonged to a representative of the Saka elite or to an individual whose ancestors had been associated with this elite.

ACCESSION #

39455841

Tags: SADDLERY;  HORNS (Anatomy);  SCULPTURE, Scythian;  SCYTHIAN art;  PAZYRYK culture;  ELEPHANTS;  GRIFFINS;  RUSSIA (Federation) -- Antiquities;  SAKA

 

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