"what is the dating of this sculpture? Dominique Gatté a dit :
Anton thank you for your comment !
Maybe, my speech is lovely story and there is no real proof of direct connection. But the comparison between the bagpipe from Staraya Russa and…"
"For the XIV cent. vikings are already a thing of the past. Of course, there were well established contacts and so we can't exclude possibility of the chanter imported. But I think we have to wait for more information ;-)
As for Mordvin and Mari…"
"As I have promised, I copy-paste some thoughts from FB discussion:
Though it shows nice typological connections I would doubt the direct connection. In this case we have to make a lot of assumptions including inexplicable cultural connection…"