Egyptian Imports of 6th Century BC in the Materials of Forest-Steppe Scythia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19145121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iryna Shramko (0000-0003-1009-9262, corresponding author), Mykola Tarasenko (0000-0001-6779-2258) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Issue | 89 |
| Pages | 139-180 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Oriental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1682-671X • E-ISSN: 2415-8712 |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15407/skhodoznavstvo2022.89.139 |
| OpenAlex | W4285737434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
For burial complexes of the 7th – 6th c. BC on the territory of Forest-Steppe Scythia some types of beads are quite common. These are usually referred to as being made of “Egyptian” faience. They are mainly represented by beads of various shapes, as well as less common conical-shaped “beads-rosettes”. The site of production of the former is difficult to establish, but for the latter, the territory of Transcaucasia is determined. Their appearance and wide distribution in the Northern Black Sea region is associated with the nomadic Scythians, who advanced in the late 7th c. BC – first half of the 6th c. BC to the Ukrainian Forest-Steppe through the Caucasus after the completion of the Asiatic campaigns. Exceptionally important finds for this period objects imported from Egypt of rare types for the territory of Scythia. They were found in Skorobir – in one of the biggist burial grounds of the Bilsk fortefied settlement (Vorskla basin), as well as material excavated from of the Lyubotyn fortified settlement (Siversky Donets basin). Among them are Egyptian necklaces – amulets and a bead of the 6th c. BC. Some objects could have come to the Forest-Steppe from Greek centres, while others probably belonged to Scythian warriors who received them as a military trophy. At present, these are the only such early finds in the Northern Black Sea region, complementing the set of imported pieces that ended up in the Dnipro Left Bank during the Scythian Archaic Period. Discovered in female burials of the 6th c. BC, Egyptian amulets prove that already in this period they were perceived by the population of Scythia as sacred symbol – an attribute of priests, whose functions in barbarian society were most likely performed by women – representatives of the social elite
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Black sea · Forest steppe · Geography · Steppe · Structural basin · Trophy · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Medicinal plant effects and applications · Forestry · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |