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National Museum of the History of Ukraine Пам’ятки ювелірного мистецтва доби бронзи та раннього заліза Скарбниця НМІУ [ДМ-6177]
Пластина нашивна у вигляді грифона (Національний музей історії України CC BY-NC-SA)
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Garment plaque in the form of a griffin

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Description

A golden plate in the form of a griffin is cut along the contour of the image. The figure of a griffin is spread out to the left with its head turned in profile to the right. It is on a pedestal filled with a geometric ornament of triangles, their peaks point up.
On the head of the griffin there is a bifurcated shoot as a stylized transfer of horns. A big eye is drop-shaped, the monster's beak is gaping predatorily. The left wing is unfolded, the feathers are represented by diagonal lines. The tail is bent and lifted up. The plate has 4 holes for sewing.

Material/Technique

Gold / Embossing

Measurements

l 18 mm, w19 mm, w 0,64 g

Literature

  • Bydlovski A. (1904/1905): Mogily w Nowosiolce w pow.Lipoweckim,qum Kijowskiey. Swiatowit 5
  • Бобринский А.А. (1902): Отчет о раскопках в Черкаском и Чигиринском уездах Киевской гуюернии. ИАК. Вып.4
Map
Created Created
-450
Північне Причорномор'я
Found Found
1901
Бидловський, А.
Novosilka
Buried Buried
-450
Курган № 4 поблизу села Новосілка, Черкаська обл., Україна
-451 1903
National Museum of the History of Ukraine

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