On a Brass Rod from Horse Equipment from the Eklizi-Burun Sanctuary in the Crimean Mountains

The work considers a rod from horse equipment found during investigations at the Eklizi-Burun sanctuary, which is located on the top of Mt. Chatyr-Dag (the Main Range of the Crimean Mountains). The composition of the rod alloy is studied using the nondestructive method of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. A range of analogies for the product and its dating are determined. It is found that the object under study was fixed to the outer loop of the bit and served for attaching the rein. Metal parts of horse bridles with rein rods are found on the territory of the northern Black Sea region in the second half of the 2nd–3rd century. The rod, like previously studied products of a similar design, is made of brass, which suggests the presence of a workshop for the manufacture of horse equipment in the region.