Pommel in the shape of coiled animals
Object type: Pommel
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sarmatian
Date: ca. 3rd–1st century BCE
Medium: Gold, turquoise inlay
Dimensions: 1 3/8 in. × 1 3/8 in. × 1 in. (3.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
Geography:      Eurasian steppes 
Credit line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession year: 1989