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Bulgarian amulet with head riding a horse.
This detailed replica of a horse amulet was made from a medieval find that dates to the 9th to 11th century AD.
The horse amulet shows the
representation of a head, or mask, sitting on the back of a horse, or riding it. The exact meaning is unclear, possibly it goes back to the legendary tale of a beheaded man riding away on a horse.
The original horse amulet was found in
Szentes in southern Hungary and is now in the possession of the British Museum in England.
Link to the original horse-amulet...
A total of about
30 almost identical amulets depicting a head on a horse have been found, the vast majority in Bulgaria, with the finds from the museum collections of Vanyo, Vidin and Vratsa having achieved particular fame.
Dimensions horse amulet: 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
The amulet is available in high-quality
bronze or in genuine
silver-plated.
A black leather strap in 1 m length is included.