Disc with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat
A raised striated circle surrounds the edge of the disk. Inside this frame are four dogs in running position. The dogs have collars formed by the same technique as the frame. In the center of the disk is a relief image of a mountain goat with its legs folded underneath. The goat's horns are displayed frontally, making the identification of the animal indisputable. The horns of the goat are striated like the frame and the dogs' collars, visually linking the elements of the disk and each other.
Similar dogs and goats are known from Georgian belt clasps suggesting the attribution of this disk to the first to third centuries A.D. Collared dogs, however, are unusual in the art of the Caucasus.
Artwork Details
- Title: Disc with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat
- Date: ca. 1st–3rd century CE
- Geography: Transcaucasia
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 7/16 in. (6 × 6 × 1.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.166.1
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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