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Xiongnu belt ornaments, Burkhan tolgoi site [d/b]

Burkhan tolgoi tombs, Xiongnu period burial site with over 100 graves.
Gilded iron belt plaques with a relief decoration with a guilloche pattern formed by two interwoven snakes inlaid with turquoise and coral.

Photo source: Xiongnu Encyclopedia
Photo source: Xiongnu Encyclopedia

“A few gilded iron belt ornaments with tear-shaped inlays were found at Burkhan tolgoi [Fig.6.35f], further indicating the trend of such inlayed precious metal artifacts included in all levels of élite burials which bears striking resemblance to treasures of Central Asian groups further west.” [Bryan K. Miller]

Photo after Bryan K. Miller

  1. Xiongnu Encyclopedia; Ed. Tsagaan Turbat. Ulaanbaatar, 2013, pp. 24-25, 41-43.
  2. Power Politics in the Xiongnu Empire, Bryan K. Miller, University of Pennsylvania 2009 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/76382562.pdf