Evolution images of bear in a sacrificial posture in art of population West Ural in the early iron age and in the middle age

The article contains analysis development of iconography - the image of bear in sacrificial posture - one of the main image in art of population lived in West Ural in early iron age and middle age. Authors consider the influence Scythian, Sarmanian and Sauromatian animal styles to generation of iconography in West Ural in Ananian time. In this time main iconographic styles of image of bear was formed and continued develop during glyadenovo-pyanoboryie time and middle age. The next changes of image of bear connected with development and evolution socio-economic organization and religious views of ancestors of present-day perm population. Image of bear had only sacred character in Glyadenovo time. Wider expansion this subject in lomovatovo-nevolino time, disappearance image of bear on different kinds of things, makeshift of image of bear by image of house was connect with change of religion views of ancient perm population which connect with development and domination agriculture over hunt. But image of bear was a sacred and has represented also on a sacred things or an amulets (pendant-spoons, arched pendants, clasps). An image of bear from East Ural and West Siberia was on a many kinds of thing and has only ornamental function. Thus origin and iconography main images of bear in Kama region associated with culture and religious tradition of ancient permian populations.

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