Ram-Headed Gorytos Clasp

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Ram-Headed Gorytos Clasp

Place of OriginEurasian Steppe (Modern-day South Russia)

Date425-350 BCE

DimensionsH: 4 3/16 in. (10.65 cm); W: 1/2 in. (1.25 cm)

MediumSilver

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Thomas T. Solley

Object number

1991.49

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Label TextThis solid silver clasp originates from a gorytos, a bow and arrow case used by the Scythians, an ancient nomadic people who thrived across the Eurasian steppe. The clasp likely secured a leather flap to protect the arrows.Comparative ReferencesSee also Artamonov, M.J., The Splendor of Scythian Art, Treasures from Scythian Tombs, Praeger, 1969.

cf. Farkas, A., From the Lands of the Scythians, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, 1975, p. 112, cat. no. 81, pl. 19.

cf. [Chernenko, E.V., Scythian Archers, Kiev, Academy of Science of Ukraine, Archaeological Institute, 1981, pp. 29-41.] (text in Russian).