The Image of the Kay Kavus in the Works of Decorative and Applied Art of Byzantium and Iran
The Image of the Kay Kavus in the Works of Decorative and Applied Art of Byzantium and Iran

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to find and highlight the finest works of art created by artists and goldsmiths of the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic East on the example of the image of Kay Kavus on Garuda, dating from the 5th to the 12th centuries. The study reflects the following aspects: how the iconography and typology of the image of Kay Kavus on Garuda was formed, with what plots his image was most often associated in works of art, and how this oriental plot, modified over the centuries, was organically synthesized with Christian works of art in relation to works of secular use, made in various techniques and materials. A comparative characterization of the iconography of the items in question is given separately, considering the attribution and places of creation of the works of art.

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