GOLDEN HORDE MIRROR DISCOVERED IN THE IK RIVER BASIN
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https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2020.6.379.386Keywords:
archaeological finds, bronze mirrors, images of two carps among seaweed and flowers, China in Song and Jin eras, the Great Silk Road, the Golden Horde period, medieval ceramics, Ik river basin, medieval monumentsAbstract
The publication characterizes an archeological fi nd discovered on the left riverbank of the Ik river in the vicinity of Sarly village in Aznakayevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan. The discovered unique bronze mirror with the image of two carps frolicking among seaweed is analyzed. The authors reveal the symbolism of this image as a sign of abundance and material well-being, promising happiness, prosperity, wealth and harmony, as a benevolent symbol of numerous offsprings. The image of a carp becomes the embodiment of persistence in the achievement of goals, a wish of successful career and general success in life. Images of mirrors with two fi sh were typical of medieval China. Similar images on various items (mirrors, ware and others) with pair carps appeared in the Volga-Ural region during the Golden Horde period. Whole mirrors are unique fi nds for this region and are most likely connected with a destroyed burial.
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