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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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.
Scythian Wild Boar Silver Rhyton found in Ukraine but now in Louvre, France
From the little available information, the rhyton was stolen by Moscow and sold to France. Now in Louvre. "Royal Scythia, Greece, Kyiv...
Scythian Heracles and Medusa gold plates from Chmyreva Barrow in Ukraine
"Harness and cars were decorated with all imaginable metal plates of gold or bronze. Especially important were the frontlets and cheek...