Bronze Age Animal Figurines from the Taiga Zone of the Ob Region

Bronze Age Animal Figurines from the Taiga Zone of the Ob Region

S.F. Koksharov.

Figurines representing reindeer and bear heads were found at several Bronze Age sites of the Ob taiga. Images focus on the eyes, possibly relating to the right–left dichotomy. The same opposition is seen in certain Bronze and Early Iron Age anthropomorphic and zoomorphic representations rendered in clay, metal, and graphic. These fi ndings may testify to a distinct artistic tradition practiced in the region.

Keywords: Graphics, representative art, metal fi gurines, “right–left” dichotomy, sculpture.