Jewellery and fittings Oxus Treasure
votive plaques
a stylized birds-head ornament can recognised, finely-decorated scabbard of median shape, similar of soldier persepolis relief, forms crest bow-case. these seem items relating weapons, though other pieces may have decorated horse harness. group of plaques bracteates intended sewn onto clothing through small holes round edges. these have variety of motifs, including face of egyptian dwarf-god bes, lion-griffins, sphinx, , cut-out figure apparently showing king (see illustration below; bes centre in top row, king @ bottom right).
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