Two Cimmerian Steles from the North-West Black Sea Region

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ID13078634
AuthorsUkraine Independent researcher Odessa (corresponding author), Igor V Bruyako
Year2024
Volume1
Issue47
Pages86-95
Publication date2024-03-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePovolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2306-4099 • E-ISSN: 2500-2856
PublisherTatarstan Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.24852/pa2024.1.47.86.95
OpenAlexW4393318546
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited4

New finds of stone sculptures from the epoch of early nomads are quite rare. Therefore, the publication of such new sculptures of pre-Scythian times, besides, two more at once, should be of interest. Moreover, both steles were found in a very limited area of the North-Western Black Sea region and each of them has a unique iconography and a rather original repertoire of objects. The stele from Kairy village is a type of pillar-shaped sculpture. The most original image on it is a round shield with a very rich ornamental composition. The stele from Aleksandrovka belongs to the stele-slabs. This type of sculpture is possibly an intermediate link between purely phallomorphic (Cimmerian) and anthropomorphic (Scythian) sculptures. Since markers of relative chronology are columnar and slab steles – the first are early, the second – late, this may mean that in the upper reaches of the Tiligul estuary in a fairly limited area, the tradition of installing the Cimmerian sculptures persisted for quite a long time

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Geography · Iconography · Sculpture · Stele · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Ancient Near East History · History

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