Silver bowl of 'Dhenakk, the son of xwn (Hun)' 5th-7th C. CE
Silver bowl with inscription, in Sogdian, saying 'Dhenakk, the son of xwn (Hun)' 5th-7th C. CE. Hermitage Museum. Note the Hephthalite (White Hun) right-pointing triangular dress and hairstyle. Source for inscription: Etsuko Kageyama, 'Change of suspension systems of daggers and swords in eastern Eurasia: Its relation to the Hephthalite occupation of Central Asia'. Y. Yoshida argues that this bowl was commissioned by a Sogdian nobleman when Sogdiana was already under Hephthalite rule.
Depiction of Herakles with club on right? |
Source:
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/VIII-5-B6-1/V-1/page/0053.html.en
https://data1.geo.univie.ac.at/projects/dasantlitzdesfremden/showcases/showcase10%3Flanguage=en.html
https://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Culture/peculiarities_sogdian.htm
https://erenow.org/ancient/the-greeks-in-asia/8.php
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/boar.html
Quote:
https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/209942/1/zinbun_46_199.pdf
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