ArH 381: Art from the Sayan-Altay Region, I

  1. Altar ('khereksur') replicating a cosmic diagram; northwestern Mongolia, Bronze Age, 2nd millennium B.C.E.
  2. Altars, or khereksur, northern Mongolia. Bronze Age
  3. Standing stones, oriented to the East, northwestern Mongolia, Bronze Age
  4. Standing stone with human face, oriented to the East; northwestern Mongolia, Bronze or early Iron Age
  5. Ritual site with stone altars and fallen 'deer stones.' Ushkiin-Uver, Mongolia, late Bronze-early Iron Age
  6. Drawing of the designs on one deer stone, from Ushkiin-Uver, Mongolia; late Bronze or early Iron Age
  7. General view of the burial at Arzhan, Tuva, with the stone mound removed to reveal the large timber structure; c. 8th c. B.C.E.
  8. Drawing of central chamber at Arzhan, with scattered log coffins
  9. Coiled feline, probably used as a breastplate on a horse; bronze, 8th c. B.C.E., from Arzhan
  10. Bronze pole tops in the form of wild sheep (argali); from Arzhan, Tuva, 8th c. B.C.E.
  11. Reconstructed elevation of the main burial chamber at Tuekta, Altay Republic, mid-6th c. B.C.E.
  12. Drawings of wooden ornaments from horse bridles, Tuekta
  13. Carved wooden roundel with two birds circling a central knob; from Tuekta I; diameter 12.7 cm.
  14. Ornaments in the form of leather antlers and ears inserted into small mounds; probably mounted on a wooden horse headdress in the shape of horns; originally covered with gold foil. Tuekta I.
  15. Wooden horse headdress in the shape of a wild sheep horn, with felines standing on the mounds; originally covered with gold foil. Tuekta I
  16. Arrangement of five main burials and smaller burials at Pazyryk, from north to south
  17. Reconstructed horse trappings, with wooden plaques indicating complex symbolism. Pazyryk I.
  18. Bridle ornament in the shape of recumbent deer with exaggerated, wave-like antlers; carved wood, possibly originally covered with gold foil. Pazyryk I.

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