Handles of the bowl in the form of a wolf

The 1st century - the first half of the second century C.E. (common era)

Silver. Casting.

Handles' length: 8.8 cm; 9.0 cm

Found near the village of Verbovsky, Kalachevsky Rayon.

Excavations by Vladislav Ivanovich Mamontov, 1998.

The handles of the vessel are in the shape of lean wolves with widely spaced paws. The handles were attached to a silver vessel. Judging by the method and place of attachment, they were attached to the vessel later.

Animalistic images on nomadic artefacts often had a sacred character. A person who possessed an object in such animal style would be attributed the best characteristics of the depicted animal.