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Scythian Gold
Four hollow tubes of twisted gold are arranged in concentric arcs to form a crescent enclosing three registers. The tubes are graduated in size,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with the largest on the outside, and at each end they are enclosed by a collar attached to a hinge. The collar is decorated with braiding, and with a row of filigree ovolo beneath a wider band of lotus and palmette. Above the hinge,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], braided wire is banded below with a border of acanthus scroll and above with lotus and palmette. Each terminal has the form of a lion head beneath a row of beading.
In the center of the topmost register two kneeling men stitch a fleece between them. They have long hair to the shoulders, bare upper bodies,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], trousers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and shoes. In the field above them hangs a gorytos,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], another upon the twisted border beneath. On either side of them is a horse with a foal,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one of them nursing. On the other side of the horses are a cow and its calf,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one of them nursing. Next follows on each side a kneeling Scythian with a sheep,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one of them milking,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the other holding an amphora. Beside them are a goat with its young,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in each corner,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a bird.
Although the form of the pectoral may have originated in the Near East, this example is unique in its workmanship and subject matter. Distinctively Greek is the exquisite vegetal ornament of the middle register as well as the fine filigree technique and patterns of the collars and terminals. The pectoral was probably worked by a Greek goldsmith in a workshop in Pantikapaion, who created a variant on the traditional openwork technique by working the figures entirely in the round. The pectoral is certainly a commissioned piece, and thus reflects input from its Scythian owner; however, the emphasis on domesticity, fertility,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the small-scale animal life of the steppes is in stark contrast to the subjects more conventionally encountered on objects from Scythian burials. Also interesting is the emphasis on symmetry,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], surely a Greek contribution,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the ordering of the subject matter, which is less easy to attribute. The violent and mythic world of the outer register gives way on the inner frieze to the tranquil environment of Scythian daily life.
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