RARE ARTEFAKTS OF THE KHAZAR KHAGANATE EPOCH (notes about khazar-hungarian art)
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The article considers unique finds of the Khazar Khanate-9 epoch [the 9th - the beginning of the 10th centuries AD). It is a round overlay with the image of the horseman (hunter) with the hawk on his left hand. The comparison with other images of horsemen on silver bowls and dishes, dated 9-10th centuries showed that the given drawing is made by a Hungarian artist in the 9th century. It is possible to assume that the overlay shows the real but not an imaginary person. Details of clothes and equipment of a horse have absolute archaeological conformity. Horsemen are shown on some other products. These are overlays on a handbag made by the Khazaria handicraftsmen. On one of them, there is an image of the fantastic horseman. Horse hunters are shown on unique silver vessel of the 10th century. The plot is very close to drawing on the overlay with the horseman, but images on the vessel are very realistic. Even details of horse equipment differ. The vessel from Khazaria is probably made by the jeweler of Sogd in the end of 9th - first half of the 10th centuries. Considering other finds which can be connected with Hazaria, for example, bone overlays with the image of a dragon from the barrow at village Shilovka in the Ulyanovsk region, it is possible to assume that the part of art products of the Khazar Khanate was made by jewellers of Sogd.
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