Best Scythian
The Pazyryk Carpet is an exceptionally well-preserved woolen carpet discovered within a burial mound in Siberia’s Altai Mountains. Dated to approximately 5th century BC, it represents one of the earliest known examples of knotted pile carpets globally. The intricate design and remarkable state of pr...
The Scythian gold pectoral unearthed in 1971 from the Tovsta Mohyla kurgan in Ukraine, dating to the 4th century BCE, is a masterpiece of Greco-Scythian goldsmithing depicting animal combat and pastoral scenes in three registers.
The Pazyryk Burials are a group of Iron Age tombs, or kurgans, located in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, associated with the nomadic Pazyryk culture. Dating from the 5th to the 3rd century BCE, the permafrost conditions preserved organic materials like intricate tattoos on mummified human remains,...
The Arzhan Kurgans are early Saka royal burials in Tuva, Russia, notable for 9th to 8th century BCE evidence of early Scythian elite culture.
Solokha Kurgan is a Scythian royal mound in Ukraine, notable for an intact 1912 excavation that yielded the Hermitage's gold comb with warriors.
Chortomlyk Kurgan is a 4th century BCE Scythian royal mound near the Dnieper, notable for its silver amphora showing Scythian horse scenes.
