Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan where Scythian Gold Pectoral was found
A large Scythian Royal Kurgan of the 4th century BC situated near Pokrova in the Dnipro oblast of Ukraine was excavated in 1971 by...
Scythian Warlord from Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan
Chochorowski, Skoryj in the Bolshoi Ryzhanovsky Kurgan book: "Beginning from the entrance, the burial chamber was divided for most of its length by a partition...
Situla from Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan
Situla (plural situlae), from the Latin word for 'bucket' or 'pail', is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels...
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...
Finger-Rings with Famous Bosporan Gold Stater in Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan
As quoted in the previous part, the woman buried in Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan "wore eight rings, two seal rings, two sets with gold staters of...
Priestess in Golden Tiara with Maenads from Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan in Ukraine
"In the northern part into which the passage led lay a narrow board 2m. long with a hole to hold the bottom of the...
Ancient gold coin from Bosporan Kingdom in Crimea sells for a record-breaking £4.8m
"The rare stater depicting a satyr—a "marvel of speaking portraiture"—was once in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum but was sold to raise...
‘One of the most perfect Scythic tombs known’: Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan
In 1884, Polish archaeologist Godfryd Ossowski explored the great kurgan near the present-day city of Zvenigorodka, some 150km to the south of Kyiv. But...
Oguz Scythian Kurgan Artifacts: Decoration Plates
You can read about the Oguz Royal Scythian Kurgan here.
Oguz Barrow Artifacts: Scythian Horses’ Harness Decorations
You can read about the Oguz Royal Scythian Kurgan here.