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128 Rostov-on-Don Art Museum 186 The gorytus-typically Scythian-is a combination of quiver and bow-case, and like the many scabbards made for the Scythians, it was often covered with gold. At least four have been found, all decorated with the same subjects: one from Chertomlyk, another from near Ilyintsy (both now in Leningrad), a third, illustrated here, in Kiev, and the fourth from an estuary of the Don, now in Rostov-on-Don. The animals in fighting groups are familiar from other objects made to Scythian taste, but the two friezes with figures are taken from Greek mythology and probably represent Achilles among the daughters of King Lykomedes on the island of Skyros. Gorytus with relief decoration. Gold, length 36cm. (141/ in.), width 25 cm. (913,6 in.). Greek workmanship, executed for the Scythians. Late 5th-early 4th century B.C. Rostov-on-Don Art Museum. V.P. Shilov, SA (1961), p. 161, fig. 13. State Historical Museum, Moscow 187 Harness plaque decorated with four predatory bird's heads. Bronze, length 2.5 cm. (1 in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 188 Bird's head, harness plaque. Bronze, length 7cm. (23/ in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 189 Boar's head, harness plaque. Bronze, length 4 cm. (19A6 in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 190 Camel's head, frontlet. Bronze, length 3 cm. (1346 in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 191 Harness plaque decorated with a panther's head. Bronze, 6 x 5 cm. (2/8 x 2 in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 192 Bird, harness buckle. Bronze, length 5 cm. (2 in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 193 Buckle from a saddle girth decorated with a recumbent lion. Bronze, diameter 10 cm. (315A6 in.). Culture of the Sakas, 7th-Sth centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 101908. 194 Spoon decorated with stylized representations of animals. Bone, length 10.4 cm. (315/6 in.). Sauromatian culture, 6th century B.C. Orenburg district, Bis Oba. Historical Museum, Moscow, 70172. 195 Recumbent stag, plaque. Bronze, length 6.5 cm. (29/6 in.). Tagar culture, 5th-3rd centuries B.C. Historical Museum, Moscow, 36855. 196 Sepulchral monument. Limestone, height 146 cm. (57/2 in.). Scythian, 4th-3rd century B.C. Rostov region, Elizavetovskaya village. Historical Museum, Moscow, 48214. 197 Hollow torque with inlaid animal heads at the ends. Gold and turquoise, length 24.4 cm. (8516 in.). Sauromatian culture, 2nd century B.C. Voronezh district. Chance find. Historical Museum, Moscow, 80330. IAK Izvestiya Arkheologicheskoy Komissii KSIIMK Kratiye soobshcheniya Instituta Istorii Materyalnoy Kultury MAK Materialy po arkheologii Kavkaza MAR Materialy po arkheologii Rossii OAK Otchet Arkheologicheskoy Komissii SA Sovetskaya arkheologiya
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128<br />
Rostov-on-Don <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong><br />
186<br />
The gorytus-typically Scythian-is a<br />
combination <strong>of</strong> quiver and bow-case, and<br />
like the many scabbards made for the<br />
Scythians, it was <strong>of</strong>ten covered with gold.<br />
At least four have been found, all<br />
decorated with the same subjects: one<br />
from Chertomlyk, another from near<br />
Ilyintsy (both now in Leningrad), a third,<br />
illustrated here, in Kiev, and the fourth<br />
from an estuary <strong>of</strong> the Don, now in<br />
Rostov-on-Don. The animals in fighting<br />
groups are familiar from other objects<br />
made to Scythian taste, but the two friezes<br />
with figures are taken from Greek<br />
mythology and probably represent Achilles<br />
among the daughters <strong>of</strong> King Lykomedes<br />
on the island <strong>of</strong> Skyros.<br />
Gorytus with relief decoration. Gold, length<br />
36cm. (141/ in.), width 25 cm. (913,6 in.).<br />
Greek workmanship, executed for the<br />
Scythians. Late 5th-early 4th century B.C.<br />
Rostov-on-Don <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>.<br />
V.P. Shilov, SA (1961), p. 161, fig. 13.<br />
State Historical <strong>Museum</strong>,<br />
Moscow<br />
187<br />
Harness plaque decorated with four<br />
predatory bird's heads. Bronze, length 2.5<br />
cm. (1 in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
188<br />
Bird's head, harness plaque. Bronze, length<br />
7cm. (23/ in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
189<br />
Boar's head, harness plaque. Bronze, length<br />
4 cm. (19A6 in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
190<br />
Camel's head, frontlet. Bronze, length 3 cm.<br />
(1346 in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
191<br />
Harness plaque decorated with a panther's<br />
head. Bronze, 6 x 5 cm. (2/8 x 2 in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
192<br />
Bird, harness buckle. Bronze, length 5 cm.<br />
(2 in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-5th centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
193<br />
Buckle from a saddle girth decorated with a<br />
recumbent lion. Bronze, diameter 10 cm.<br />
(315A6 in.).<br />
Culture <strong>of</strong> the Sakas, 7th-Sth centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 101908.<br />
194<br />
Spoon decorated with stylized representations<br />
<strong>of</strong> animals. Bone, length 10.4 cm. (315/6 in.).<br />
Sauromatian culture, 6th century B.C.<br />
Orenburg district, Bis Oba. Historical<br />
<strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 70172.<br />
195<br />
Recumbent stag, plaque. Bronze, length 6.5<br />
cm. (29/6 in.).<br />
Tagar culture, 5th-3rd centuries B.C.<br />
Historical <strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 36855.<br />
196<br />
Sepulchral monument. Limestone, height 146<br />
cm. (57/2 in.).<br />
Scythian, 4th-3rd century B.C. Rostov<br />
region, Elizavetovskaya village. Historical<br />
<strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 48214.<br />
197<br />
Hollow torque with inlaid animal heads at<br />
the ends. Gold and turquoise, length 24.4 cm.<br />
(8516 in.).<br />
Sauromatian culture, 2nd century B.C.<br />
Voronezh district. Chance find. Historical<br />
<strong>Museum</strong>, Moscow, 80330.<br />
IAK Izvestiya Arkheologicheskoy<br />
Komissii<br />
KSIIMK Kratiye soobshcheniya Instituta<br />
Istorii Materyalnoy Kultury<br />
MAK Materialy po arkheologii Kavkaza<br />
MAR Materialy po arkheologii Rossii<br />
OAK Otchet Arkheologicheskoy<br />
Komissii<br />
SA Sovetskaya arkheologiya
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