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SCYTHIAN
STAG
It is
thought that the 'Stag God' originated in the steppes.
He was brought to Anatolia by the early Indo-Iranian
peoples who left their Kurgan burials at Trialeti and
elsewhere in the region and mixed with the Hurrian and
other peoples as far as northern Anatolia.
Boy stag
of wonder, with horns of a thousand branches and knobs
Thousand branches and knobs and of a thousand bright
candles
Amongst its horns it carries the light of the blessed
sun
On it's forehead there is a star, on it's chest the
moon
And it starts along the banks of the shining heavenly
Danube
That it may be the messenger of heaven and bringer of
news
About our creator and caring god
(translated from
an old Hungarian poem)
SCYTHIAN
WOLF This
wolf has the typical backward turning joints of the early
Scythian artist, which was what attracted me about it. In
Scythian culture (as in viking and Roman) the wolf symbolized
the powers of the earth, and was often associated with the
thunder god.
The wolf symbolizes honour and is also considered the father
of most Turkic peoples. Asena (Ashina Tuwu) is the wolf mother
of Bumen, the first Khan of the Göktürks SCYTHIAN
DEER
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SCYTHIAN
STAG
Champlevé enamel on copper with cloisonné
inclusions and gold and Fine Silver foils
Size
framed: 5" x 7"
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SCYTHIAN WOLF
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