Silver plaque with an image of a rider
Discoid silver plaque with pressed and wrought decor showing a rider holding the bridle in one hand, a falcon is sitting on his other arm; sometimes he is called „falconer“. However, the picture shows a man of high social status, probably the ruler, during the typical entertainment of the powerful, the hunt with the help of a bird of prey. It is a unique figurative motive, often used as a symbol of Great Moravia. The plaque was part of a stick decoration and was found together with other silver adornments in the narthex of the church.
Provenance: Staré Město, site „Špitálky“, grave 16.
Date: 9th century
Size: 4,1 cm
Storage: Moravian Museum, Brno, CZ