Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads 2500-year-old gold Scythian comb: Found in Ukraine, taken to Hermitage [1280 x 1646] by HydrolicKrane
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?
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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?