Three Silver Dishes from Yugra
Abstract
We introduce medieval silver dishes found near Peregrebnoye, Oktyabrsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Western Siberia. In our opinion, they are associated with the Peregrebnoye I fortified site, dating to the late first to early second millennia AD. They may also have belonged to an Ob Ugric sanctuary. A chronological and cultural attribution of the dishes is proposed. The dish likely representing an ibex is considered to be Sogdian, belonging to the second stage of School A, according to B.I. Marshak. It has several parallels among the medieval silver vessels from the Kama basin. The tripod dish, showing a lion clawing a deer against a background decorated with a circular stamp, is either Sogdian or eastern Iranian, dating to late 8th to 10th centuries. The one representing a king riding a horse and accompanied by two warriors is a somewhat simplified replica of Sasanian prototypes, and could have been manufactured in one of the trade centers of eastern Iran or Central Asia no earlier than the 8th century—likely in the 9th–10th centuries. The Peregrebnoye finds are analyzed with reference to the 8th–10th century Sogdian and eastern Iranian silver vessels from the Lower Ob region. Their distribution area includes the Severnaya Sosva and Synya Rivers, and the vicinity of Berezovo.
About the Authors
N. V. Fedorova
Arctic Research Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leading Researcher
Respubliki 20, Salekhard, 629008, Russia
A. V. Baulo
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leading Researcher
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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Review
Supporting agencies: The description and analysis of the items, the description of their parallels, and the overall attribution of the silver bowls were made by N.V. Fedorova, and were supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 18-09-40011). A.V. Baulo was the author of the scholarly concept of the study; he also formulated research objectives, collected sources, compiled descriptions of artifacts, and identified ethnographic parallels. This work was a part of Program XII.187.1 “Identification, Study, and Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Siberia in the Information Society”, Project No. 0329-2018-0007 “Study, Preservation, and Museumification of the Archaeological and Ethno-Cultural Heritage of Siberia”, state registration No. AAAA-A17-117040510259-9.
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Fedorova N.V., Baulo A.V. Three Silver Dishes from Yugra. Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia. 2021;49(1):60-67. https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2021.49.1.060-067
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