Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVI

S HOWN HERE IS A RARE AND LIVELY GOLD COLLAR/HEADDRESS CONSTRUCTED WITH DELICATE SHEETS OF GOLD. SCROLL WORK AND TWISTED ROPE BANDS OUTLINE THE LIVELY SCENE OF HUNTING FELINES AS THEY LEAP UPON THE BACKS OF TWO RUNNING STAGS. ANIMAL IMAGERY WAS EXTREMELY POPULAR IN THE ART OF SEVERAL STEPPE CULTURES, INCLUDING THE SCYTHIANS AND THE ORDOS PEOPLE. WHILE INDIVIDUAL ORNAMENTS HAVE OCCASIONALLY BEEN FOUND, A SET OF SHEET GOLD CLOTHING ORNAMENTS OF THIS CONSEQUENCE, MADE FOR MAJOR NOBILITY, IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF. New York, NY Williamsburg, VA 757-253-8196 www.tkasian.com • i nfo@tkasian.com