Southern Tajikistan, BC. 1- AD. 1 - HANDLE OF SWORD WITH THE SCULPTURAL IMAGE OF GRIFFIN

Engraved ivory. 11 * 4.9. A relief carved sheep horns, upper part is lion mane, frontal part is stylized and somewhat relief is elevated; the inserted stones, which decorated eyes, were lost; the beak is strongly bent downward; the slightly opened mouth in the grin, small engraving isolated the sharp triangles of the teeth of predator, the tip of the tongue is elevated upward, palate is examined by cut as fir tree; neck, being smoothly enlarged, passes to the bottom of handle. In the profile the neck of griffin, head and breast resemble to Germa. Three spherical protrusions of form something more similar to the temporal rings is under the bent horn. 5C - 4C BC.
„L„y„„.: „L„y„„„r„y„~„ƒ„{„y„z - „P„y„‰„y„{„‘„~ 1981 „r, „ƒ. 57 - 58; „_„S ‡‚ 25.

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