The two large round phalerae — horse harness decorations — were found on the outskirts of the city of Azov, in the burial ground of Dachi in 1986. Objects of this type would be fastened up in the area of the horse’s shoulder joints. However, there are no signs of wear on these burial phalerae. That means that they were used in ritual acts. The massive decorations should be attributed to the Bosporus jewellery tradition, which in that era was based on new oriental trends.

The agate is surrounded by an ornamental composition — it is made on a gold leaf, which is fixed on a bronze base. It consists of four relief figures — lions lying one after another. The turquoise inlays emphasize the muscles of the hips and shoulders. Between the lions in the oval bezels are three almandine and one glass beads set in gold. The outer edge of the phalera is framed by a border of small turquoise, almandine and glass inserts of various shapes.

The garnets are decorated with images made in the intaglio technique — carving with an incised image. On the large oval inserts, the artist carved female figures, on the small one — a trefoil. All bezels, with the exception of those on the lion figures, are soldered separately.