The relief depicts a majestic horseman 23 m (75 ft) above ground level in an almost vertical 100 m (328 ft)-high cliff. The horseman, facing right, is thrusting a spear into a lion lying at his horse's feet, and on the left a dog is running after the horseman.[2]
The meaning and sybolism of the depiction is uncertain.[2] The hero-horseman is a common character of Turko-Altaic and Alanic mythology.[2] It is generally considered that the horseman represents or is related to the Bulgar deity Tangra, while Vladimir Toporov related it to the Iranian deity Mithra.[2]
Beneath the relief were found the remnants of a complex which is considered to have been a pagan shrine and a building, probably the ruler's private dwelling, where the ruler did sacral rituals related to Tangra.[2] At the site was also found a damaged inscription by Khan Omurtag which mentions the deity Tangra
The relief depicts a majestic horseman 23 m (75 ft) above ground level in an almost vertical 100 m (328 ft)-high cliff. The horseman, facing right, is thrusting a spear into a lion lying at his horse's feet, and on the left a dog is running after the horseman.[2]The meaning and sybolism of the depiction is uncertain.[2] The hero-horseman is a common character of Turko-Altaic and Alanic mythology.[2] It is generally considered that the horseman represents or is related to the Bulgar deity Tangra, while Vladimir Toporov related it to the Iranian deity Mithra.[2]Beneath the relief were found the remnants of a complex which is considered to have been a pagan shrine and a building, probably the ruler's private dwelling, where the ruler did sacral rituals related to Tangra.[2] At the site was also found a damaged inscription by Khan Omurtag which mentions the deity Tangra
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