- PII
- S0869-60630000392-4-1
- DOI
- 10.7868/S30000392-4-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 3
- Pages
- 117-121
- Abstract
- The article presents a painted terracotta toy unique for the Northern Black Sea Region, a whistle in the shape of a bird originated from the excavation of the Greek-Scythian fortifi ed settlement Kara-Tobe in the NorthernWestern Crimea. The archaeological material accompanying the fi nd and its stratigraphic location are analyzed in the article on the basis of which the narrow dating of a cultural layer of the publishing material is offered. The authors conclude that the work is a musical toy widespread in many countries from the ancient times, had become the origin for a musical instrument ocarina. This is, obviously, the fi rst fi nd of such kind in the Northern Black Sea Region.
- Keywords
- Northern-Western Crimea, fortifi ed settlement Kara-Tobe, Classic Archaeology, the late Scythes, coroplast, terracotta toy-whistle
- Date of publication
- 01.07.2015
- Year of publication
- 2015
- Number of purchasers
- 1
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- 675