DescriptionSaka incense burner, Almaty, 2nd-1st century BCE.jpg
English: Saka plate. Incense Burner with Horse-Rider Decorations
Spherical incense burner with horse-rider decoration, Almaty, South Kazakhstan, 2-1st century BCE, bronze (replica) [1]
MUSEUM NOTICE (mechanical translation from Korean):
Horseman decorated circular incense burner (replica) with Horse-Rider Decorations (Replica) 21st century BC .Bronze .2nd-1st
century BCE. Bronze Almaty, South Kazakhstan
This incense burner was discovered near a collapsed ancient earthen construction facility near the Alma-Atinka River in Malaya, south of Almaty, in 1979. It consists of a round tray and a conical openwork base. Sculptures of bulls with humps on their backs are lined up along the edge of the incense burner. The bull's snout is slightly lowered and faces outward. A statue of a horseman remains in the center of the tray, and it is presumed that the two were originally facing each other. The horseman holds an M-shaped bow in his hand. This horseman appears to be the image of the sun god Mithra, who lives at the top of the World Mountain. Mithra is a god with various abilities. He is the owner of the pastures, the highest guardian of the land, and the one who protects the order of the universe. Similar types of incense burners are also found in Kyrgyzstan, China's Xinjiang Province, and Tibet.
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