Z-Symbols in the Interpretation of the Semantics of the Configuration of S- and Г-Shaped Scythian Cheek-Pieces of the Eastern European Zone
Journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)
Year: 2024

The work deals with the issue of the regional specificity of the formation and development of the Dionysian cult and Orphic teachings, common in the Northern Black Sea region during the Greek colonization of the 6th–5th centuries BC. On the extensive Scythian archaeological material of the Eastern European zone, the design of horse headbands decorated with cult symbols of Dionysus-Zagreus is being studied. S-shaped and Г-shaped Scythian cheekpieces serve as an object of study to determine whethe