(Igor: "... This is a Bulgar statuette, found
some
120 km away from the modern city of Kazan, in the vicinity of the ruins
of the Volga Bulgar town of Kashan. Under detailed inspection, one can
discern the runic signs which are characteristic for the Saltovo-Majaki
culture (i.e. the Khazaro-Bulgar culture). On the collar, in the front,
one can see tamghas, quite Tataro-Bashkir in type. BTW, a couple of
weeks
ago I showed them to I. Kyzlasov and he was not convinced they are
really
tamghas. Such symbols can be also found, for example, on the early
pottery
and bricks from the town of Biljar, etc. Also, on the Hungarian
carvings
– there are two types of them, these [below] belong to the most
ancient,
the so-called "Avar" type. The item is obviously pre-Islamic, otherwise
why the runic signs there?", 04.05.2004 г.
Форум "Центральноазиатского исторического сервера", http://www.kyrgyz.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=604&st=15)
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