Antelope/Leopard. Gold From Tillya Tepe. Near Sheberghan, Jawzjan Province.

1981
A shield-like plaque (4.2 x 3.6; weight 18.6 grams) depicts a saiga antelope from the steppes of Kazakistan lieing prostrate on the ground. Filling the upper portion of the plaque, a muscular, hunched leopard (a snow leopard) digs its claws into the back of the antelope.
Photo: Louis Dupree

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Image Size: 3983x5491 / 4.7MB; 1981 Afghanistan Jawzjan Sheberghan Tillya Tepe Golden Mound Shield-Like Plaque Saiga Antelope Muscular Hunched Leopard Claws Louis Dupree Slide LD 1981 01992
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1981<br />
A shield-like plaque (4.2 x 3.6; weight 18.6 grams) depicts a saiga antelope from the steppes of Kazakistan lieing prostrate on the ground. Filling the upper portion of the plaque, a muscular, hunched leopard (a snow leopard) digs its claws into the back of the antelope. <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree