Global InformationSilver Deer of Bilge Khan information
| Silver Deer of Bilge Khan | |
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| Material | Silver |
| Size | 16 cm × 12 cm (6.3 in × 4.7 in) |
| Weight | 243.1 g (8.58 oz) |
| Created | 7th century |
| Place | Tomb of Bilge Qaghan, Orkon Valley |
| Present location | National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar |
The Silver Deer of Bilge Khan (Mongolian: Билгэ хааны онгоноос олдсон Мөнгөн буга[1]) is a 7th- or 8th-century[2] silver and silver-gilt artifact extracted from the tomb of Bilge Qaghan, the burial complex of the fourth Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate. It was discovered in 2001 during excavations carried out in Orkhon Valley, at the future Bilge Khan Monumental Grave Complex, located about 400 km (250 mi) from Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar, between the Orkhon River and Khosho Tsaydam Lake.[3]
The artifact was produced in the 7th century, during the Turkic period of rule in the Orkhon Valley, in the Second Turkic Khaganate. The deer has been praised for its proportions and its skillful engravings. It shows the high level of craftsmanship reached at the time. The figure of the deer was symbolically important to the Turks, and it also features in other noted artworks located in northern Mongolia, the so-called Deer stones.
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