ArH 381: The Oxus Treasure, the Siberian Treasure of Peter the Great
- Armlet with griffin terminals (detail);
gold originally inlaid with colored stones. 5th-4th c. B.C.E. Oxus
Treasure (now in the British Museum).
- Plaque in the form of a coiled feline. L:
10.9 cm.; gold, probably originally inlaid. Siberian Treasure; now in the
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Plaque in the form of a mythical wolf
battling a tiger. Gold, L: 16.8 cm. Siberian Treasure; now in the
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Plaque in the form of a battle between
eagle, yak, and tiger. Gold, turquoise inlay; L: 15.1 cm.
- Plaque in the form of a battle between
eagle, tiger, wolf, and mythical horse. Gold, turquoise, coral. Siberian
Treasure; now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Plaque in the form of a mythical horse
attacked by a feline; called 'Verkneudinsk plaque.' Gold. Siberian
Treasure; now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Plaque in the form of an eagle-griffin
grasping a goat in its talons. Gold, originally turqoise inlay; H: 15.4
cm. Siberian Treasure; now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Plaque in the form of two horsemen and a
woman under a tree. Gold; L: 15.2 cm. Siberian Treasure; now in the
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Figurine of a bird. Gold. Siberian
Treasure; now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Plaque in the form of boar hunt and
landscape. Gold, turquoise inlay. Siberian Treasure; now in the Hermitage
Museum, St. Petersburg
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