Southern Tajikistan, BC. 1- AD. 1 - BUCKLE WITH THE SCENE OF HUNTING A WILD BOAR.

Gold. Casting. 5,3 x 5,4. The rectangular framework is decorated with OVA(?), divided by two vertical strips. Inside the framework there is solid image of rider who hunts a wild boar. Horse with the mane briefly cut hair that squatted to the rear feet. The harness is visible on the croup, the neck and the snout. Saddle with the low semicircular rear pommel. Long horse-cloth with the rounded edge is overhanging lower than the legs of rider. There are no stirrups. The tapes, decorated with brushes, overhang on both sides from the saddle. Front brush is in the form of the bud of flower. The tail of horse is pressed and omitted between feet. The end of the tail is tied by knot. Rider is shown sitting half-turned. Face was preserved badly (it was effaced right half). Smooth hair-do with the hair is taken away on the back of the head into the tied or pigtail. On the rider the long dressing gown, adjusted to the left side, with the wide sleeves, tightened on the waist by narrow belt; by deep grooves are modeled the folds of wide sleeves and of bottom edge of clothing; hems descend below elbows. Wide breeches are tightly tightened in the ankle. Instep of right foot is shown schematically, the tiptoe pointed downward. The right hand of rider is raised to the right ear and seemingly compresses the pole of the spear (only small parts were preserved from it). The left hand, bent in the elbow and elongated forward at the level of belt, also held the spear, now lost. In right the lower angle of the framework there is tormented wild boar: the snout turned downward with the powerful canine teeth, forced against the hoof of the forefoot; fur is described short and only by the fine lines. In the massive ear there is a depths for insert. On body of boar there are large depths (drop-like - in the form of commas), which, judging from the insignificant remainders, were filled as OVA(?) on the framework of buckle, with blue glass paste. On the backside of buckle (on the angles of the framework) there are massive loops for the fastening (one is lost). 1C - 2C „L„y„„.: „_„S ‡‚ 117.

no324.jpg 910x910 (84,923 bytes)