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• Scythian art — [ thumb|By far the greatest collection of Scythian gold is preserved at the Hermitage Museum. It includes one of the most famous of all Scythian finds: the golden comb, featuring a battle scene, from the 4th century Solokha royal burial mound.]… …   Wikipedia

• Scythian art — Decorative objects, mainly jewelry and trappings for horses, tents, and wagons, produced by nomadic Scythian tribes that roamed Central Asia and eastern Europe between the 7th century BC and the 2nd century AD. Also known as Steppes art, it… …   Universalium

• Scythian — /sith ee euhn/, adj. 1. pertaining to Scythia, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Scythia. 3. the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians. [1535 45; SCYTHI(A) + AN] * * * Any member of a nomadic people of… …   Universalium

• Scythian religion — [ thumb|The Solokha comb, found in the lateral grave of the Solokha kurgan in 1913.] The religion and mythology of the Scythians is not directly attested except for sparse accounts in Greek ethnography. It is assumed to have been related to… …   Wikipedia

• Scythian Neapolis — was a settlement that existed from the end of the 3rd century BC until the second half of the 3rd century AD. The archeological ruins sit on the outskirts of the present day Simferopol. This city was the center of the Crimean Scythian tribes, led …   Wikipedia

• Scythian — 1540s, from L. Scythia, from Gk. Skythia ancient region along the north coast of the Black Sea, from Skythes a Scythian …   Etymology dictionary