The purpose of the article is to introduce into scientific circulation a find in the form of a silver dish with scenes of struggle, which was part of a treasure trove of silver items discovered in the Lower Ob region. The article analyzes the overall composition of the product, the iconography of its individual elements. The date of the object (XII-XIII centuries) is determined, as well as its attribution in the context of the formation of centers of silver production in the north-east of Europe: in the Kama region and the Permian Urals.
Keywords: toreutics, pre-state formations, Pre-Urals, Upper Kama region, Volga Bulgaria, wrestling scene, Early Bulgarian dishes, artistic techniques, central medallion, anthropomorphic characters.
Introduction
One of the most controversial issues in medieval history "around Volga Bulgaria" is the formation of their own silver production in state and pre-state centers, the allocation and attribution of individual schools of art metal. To date, more than a dozen different works have been published, mainly related to the publication of material, but it is still far from creating a general picture. Work in this direction is complicated, in particular, by the fact that many objects that fall into the field of view of scientists are found outside the region, and their artistic style is not something complete and unambiguously recognizable. Foreign cultural influences, following different patterns, reflecting unknown worldviews or epics in the plots, and finally, the need to meet the tastes and requirements of a particular customer led to the appearance of works of art that, along with the characteristics characteristic of the products of a developed (urban?)market, were created by the author. center, have a kind of decor. In recent years, it has been possible to identify more or less certain features of the Bulgarian pre-Mongolian centers of Toreutics and Ural-Hungarian silver (Fedorova, 2003, pp. 138-147). However, it should be noted th ...
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