Caucasus region / Disk with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat / 1st?3rd century A.D.

Caucasus region
Disk with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat
1st?3rd century A.D.
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Central Asian; Caucasus; Georgian
Creator Name-CRT: Caucasus region
Title: Disk with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: 1
Creation End Date: 299
Creation Date: 1st?3rd century A.D.
Creation Place: Caucasus region
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: bronze
Dimensions: D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Description:

This bronze disk with a rectangular loop in the back is a unique piece possibly from the Caucasus region. There are no known excavated parallels, but it was acquired by the Museum along with other objects that probably originated in the Republic of Georgia. A raised striated circle surrounds the edge of the disk. Inside this frame are four dogs in running position. The dogs have collars formed by the same technique as the frame. In the center of the disk is a relief image of a mountain goat with its legs folded underneath. The goat's horns are displayed frontally, making the identification of the animal indisputable. The horns of the goat are striated like the frame and the dogs' collars, visually linking the elements of the disk and each other .

Similar dogs and goats are known from Georgian belt clasps suggesting the attribution of this disk to the first to third centuries A.D. Collared dogs, however, are unusual in the art of the Caucasus.

AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 21.166.1
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
AMICA ID: MMA_.21.166.1
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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