2500-year-old gold Scythian comb: Found in Ukraine, taken to Hermitage [1280 x 1646] by HydrolicKrane
September 27, 2025An Old Copper Culture ‘III-D’-style Crescent Knife/Ulu (ca. 4000-1000 B.C.E.). Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region [980 x 734]
September 27, 2025Gold cups from a Mycenaean tholos tomb; Vapheio, Greece; ca. 1500-1450 BCE [2511×1258]
TheOakedRidge on September 27, 2025 12:24 pm One of my favorite historical objects. The amount of drama in the depicted scene is amazing.
LavalSnack on September 27, 2025 12:30 pm I wonder what the craftsman thought of this piece, if it was special to his work or just something so normal he just took care of it
TamaktiJunVision on September 27, 2025 12:42 pm Mad to think that to the sculptor this was simply a contemporary depiction of violence.
VoodooMann on September 27, 2025 12:54 pm The craftsmanship on something that old is just incredible.
helcat on September 27, 2025 1:02 pm I just spent 10 minutes zoomed in on this thing. It’s amazing. Are those thigh protectors or something else?Â
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One of my favorite historical objects. The amount of drama in the depicted scene is amazing.
I wonder what the craftsman thought of this piece, if it was special to his work or just something so normal he just took care of it
There are a lot of really cool Scythian artifacts.
Everything is so finely carved – it’s exquisite!
Mad to think that to the sculptor this was simply a contemporary depiction of violence.
Stunning
The craftsmanship on something that old is just incredible.
Ugliest Scythian artifact:
I just spent 10 minutes zoomed in on this thing. It’s amazing. Are those thigh protectors or something else?Â