Rare Griffins on Frieze Vessel from Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan
The frieze vessel was found in the same chamber as the priestess. In the first scene, one lion-headed and one eagle-headed griffins tear a...
Scythian Queen from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: Gold Torque or Gryvna
The gold hryvnia that was found on the neck of the Queen is one of the most artistically perfect works of goldsmithing. Its weight...
‘Monkey and Cranes’ Gold Relief Overlay from Lytoi Scythian Kurgan in Ukraine
The two birds on the plaque were identified as cranes by Gerhard Friedrich Müller (although others see in them herons which is hard to...
Scythians lived on territory of present-day Ukraine in the Third Millenium BC already
There is a widespread misconception that the Scythians were the Iranian tribes that migrated to the area north of the Black (Euxine) Sea around...
Serpent Goddess and Progenitress of the Scythian Nation: Gold frontlet from Tsymbalka Kurgan in...
"On the S. side of the river, in the district of Melitopol, government of Taurida, is the barrow Tsymbalka near Bélozérka. As usual, the...
‘God Pan playing flute and two goats’ on Scythian sword handle from Tovsta Mogyla...
In the triangle on the sword’s handle, there is a representation of the god Pan playing on his syringa (Pan flute or Pan pipes)...
Zoroastrian King of Armenia Tigranes II: Halley’s Comet on his Crown
Tigranes the Great (140–55 BC), was a member of the Artaxiad dynasty and King of Armenia from 95 BC to 55 BC. Under his reign, the...
Vettersfelde Gold Fish Plaque: Ties to Cyzicus and Royal Scythians
Denis Topal of the National Archaeology And History Museum Of Moldova: "The overall shape of the ‘fish’ looks like a member of the genus...
Decorated Heraldic Griffin pressed on leather from Alexandropol Kurgan
Alexeev A. Y. in the "Unknown griffins of Scythian Alexandropol kurgan" scientific article writes that during the excavations of 1854, a fragment of leather...
Curious Horse Burials in Tovsta Mogyla Kyrgan: ‘Yin-Yang’ pattern?
As a rule, the higher the kurgan, the more horses were buried in it. From this perspective, although almost 9 meters tall Tovsta Mogyla...
