Eleke Sazy is an archaeological site in eastern Kazakhstan with numerous 6th-4th century BCE Early Saka kurgans. In 2020, archaeologists excavated multiple burial mounds in the Eleke Sazy Valley in East Kazakhstan. Here, a large number of gold artifacts were found. These artifacts included golf harness fittings, pendants, chains, appliqués, and more – most of which are in the Animal Style of the Scythian-Saka era dating back to the 5th–4th centuries BCE.[2]
Recumbent stag plaque, Eleke Sazy, Kazakhstan; 8th to 6th century BC
Hippogriff (EKRM inv. no. KПO94-39409-39413); gold; Kurgan 7, Group IV, Eleke Sazy, Tarbagatai mountains, Kazakhstan; 5th to 4th century BC.
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Recumbent stag plaque, Eleke Sazy, Kazakhstan; 8th to 6th century BC
Hippogriff (EKRM inv. no. KПO94-39409-39413); gold; Kurgan 7, Group IV, Eleke Sazy, Tarbagatai mountains, Kazakhstan; 5th to 4th century BC.;_gold_with_turquoise_and_lapis_lazuli_inlays;_Kurgan_4,_group_II,_Eleke_Sazy,_Tarbagatai_mountains,_Kazakhstan;_8th_to_6th_century_BC.jpg)
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