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Mask for a horse's
head with deer antlers
5th century B.C.
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Top-piece in
the form of a large griffin's head with a deer's head in its
beak
5th century B.C.
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The display in this room includes items found during
excavations of the burial mounds at Pazyryk - a burial site for the
nobility of the nomadic tribes of the Altai mountains. Visitors' attention
is drawn to the leather horse gear that consists of a mask with deer
antlers that fitted over the horse's muzzle, a saddle decorated with
an ornamented felt covering, and a tail bag. The adjoining display
cases contain wooden bowls, a table with removable legs, leather flags
and bags, and also harness ornament made in the Scythian-Siberian
Animal Style. Of interest too is the tattoo on the skin of the tribal
chieftain's arm depicting fantastic creatures. |
