Orlat plaques | |
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Material | Bone |
Size | 11 cm × 13.5 cm (4.3 in × 5.3 in) |
Created | 1st–4th century CE |
Place | Nomadic tomb, Orlat cemetery, Kurgan |
Present location | Institute of Art Studies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
Culture | Saka |
The Orlat plaques are a series of bone plaques that were discovered in the mid-1980s in Uzbekistan. They were found during excavations led by Galina Pugachenkova at the cemetery of Orlat, by the bank of the Saganak River (a tributary of the Zeravshan), immediately north of Samarkand.[1][2] Pugachenkova published her finds in 1989. The left half is decorated with an elaborated battle scene, while on the other side is depicted a hunting scene.
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