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The statuette of arkhar

National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

A statuette of arkhar, standing on a rectangular support curved along a long axis. Powerfully curved horns with annual rings, developed eyes, ears and nostrils, marked wool, contours of a short tail contoured. At the four corners of the stand, there are holes for fastening to the top of the headdress.

The 5th – 4th century BC
Gold, castings
1.6 × 1.9 cm
The mound Issyk, Zhetysu
Excavations of K.A. Akyshev

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