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Cockring: paired felines attacking ibexes, Xiongnu type, 3rd–2nd century B.C. Mongolia or southern Siberia Gold; 2 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (6.7 x 7.9 cm) Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917 (17.190.1672)
Museum description: "This cast cock ring depicts a heraldic composition with two felines biting the necks of two ibexes whose legs are folded beneath them. Although symmetrical confronted animals suggest a Scythian background, this plaque is surely later and also reflects an artistic environment much farther east."
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