Historical Artifacts
Just a community for everyone to share artifacts, reconstructions, or replicas for the historically-inclined to admire!
Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.
Generally speaking, ruins should go to [email protected]
Illustrations of the past should go to [email protected]
Photos of the past should go to [email protected]
The Scythians had reverence for the stag, which was one of the most common motifs in their artwork, especially at funeral sites. The swift animal was believed to speed the spirits of the dead on their way to the afterlife.
Fascinating, especially how many different animals are carved on it. I wonder who this would have belonged to.
5th century BCE!?! Look at the detail on that griffon, this thing is insane.
Ancient peoples are often very proficient in their craftwork, to a surprising degree to our modern eyes, but the Scythians in particular were renowned by the Greeks for their skill in decorative metalworking. Some absolutely fantastic stuff, their reputation was well-earned!