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Title: A 'Rooster-Man' on the Gold Plate from Soboleva Mohyla
Author(s): VERTIIENKO, Hanna
Journal: Iranica Antiqua
Volume: 58    Date: 2023   
Pages: 131-148
DOI: 10.2143/IA.58.0.3292995

Abstract :
A unique ornithomorphic image of the 'rooster-man' on the gold plate of gorytos from Soboleva Mohyla burial mound (4th century BC) is discussed in the article. The author proposes the identification of this deity as an archaic figure of the ancient Iranian rooster-god that has some similarities with the Zoroastrian deity Sraoša.

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