ON THE ROLE OF MIRRORS IN THE FUNERAL RITES OF THE SCYTHIAN-SARMATIAN ERA
Journal: Мәдени мұра
Year: 2025

The aim is to study problems of the role of mirrors in funeral rites. The basis are ethnographic and archaeological sources. Among many ancient peoples mirrors played a special role in these rituals. The importance of mirrors in funeral practice is particularly evident in the archaeology of the Scythian-Sarmatian period. Bronze mirrors are found as the accompanying inventory of the Scythian, Sauromatian, Sarmatian, Pazyryk, and other burials. Mirrors are found in the graves of representatives of