A Vintage Scythian Gold-tone Stag Pendant set as a necklace, MMA, 2000 Byzantine With its domed form and

With its domed form and smooth sides

Horse-bits are a large and recognizable group within the canonical bronzes of Luristan

Such fittings would have been riveted to the shoulders of a vessel

more elaborately with either applique reliefs or stamped motifs of palm leaves

A Vintage Scythian Gold-tone Stag Pendant set as a necklace, MMA, 2000 Byzantine With its domed form andThis stunning necklace features a replica of the Scythian gold stag pendant from the 6th century BCE housed in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. This magnificent stag features an impressive eight point rack of stylized antlers that extends along the length of its torso. The stag's legs are tucked beneath its body, and its musculature is well defined, suggesting that the animal is in mid sprint. The original pendant was part of "The