Top of the chariot
- Inventory number:
- Ар-1662/2
- Creation Date:
- 2nd half of 7th century BC
- Provenance:
- Kotsiubynchyky village, Ternopil region
- Size:
- 20 x 5.5 cm
- Material:
- iron
- Type of object:
- Decoration
- Subject:
- Scythian period
A zoomorphic openwork finial, topped with the head of a beast. The pear-shaped body has five vertical openings on the sides, with lime deposits on the surface. It tapers into an iron shaft at the bottom, and the surface is covered with a patina.