This pair of openwork plaques, the mirror images of each other, were cast in relief and chased. A fantastic griffin is tearing at a horse. The shoulder and croup of the horse and the griffin's thigh have hollows for coloured inlays. The hind quarters of both the attacker and victim are twisted upside down; this device makes the composition highly decorative, expressive and dynamic. Both the subject and the decorative device were typical of the Sakae culture.
Title:
Belt Plaque (Left)
Epoch. Period:
Place of finding:
Archaeological site:
Siberian collection of Peter I
Material:
Technique:
cast and chased
Dimensions:
12,3х8,1 cm
Acquisition date:
Formerly in Peter the Great's Siberian collection
Inventory Number:
Си.1727-1/6
Category:
Subcollection:
