Title: From the lands of the Scythians : ancient treasures from the museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C. : the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Authors: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art : distributed by New York Graphic Society,
Year: 1975
Subjects: Art, Scythian Exhibitions.
Abstract: This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. The Scythians and Sarmatians were the original peoples who inspired the Greek legends of the centaurs and the Amazons -- the mounted Scythian warriors seeming to be one with their horses, and the female warriors of the Sarmatians stood out so much that the legend has discarded the men of the Sarmatian tribe. Both groups lived in the area bordered by the Dneipr and Ural Rivers to the east and west respectively, and by the Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Caspian Sea to the south.
Contents: Introduction -- Maps -- Early cultures of the lands of the Scythians -- Excavations and discoveries in Scythian lands -- Color plates -- Catalogue -- Herodotus: on the Scythians -- The dawn of chivalry -- The Vettersfelde find -- "The Maikop treasure".