9 FIGURINE OF STAG, SEVLIEVO DISTRICT

Tenth to seventh century B.C. Bronze, height 16 cm. Prehistoric Department, Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Inv. No 747.

The two forelegs and part of one hind leg missing. The almost triangular head, with a round eye, is joined to a prismatic neck. Body also prismatic: the four edges of the prism mark the backbone, stomach and two sides of the body. The geometric form is impaired only by the shoulders and thighs which are freely treated. The body ends in a short tail. the antlers branch symmetrically and are stylized as hooks, reminiscent of birds' heads. The first two points are individually treated. The back and the middle of the belly are damaged.

Ibid.p 349