The Art of the Scythians
The Interpenetration of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7517207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther Jacobson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Art of the Scythians (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004491519 |
| OpenAlex | W4239266122 |
| ISBN | 9789004491519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
This volume considers the art of the Scythians of the northern littoral of the Black Sea, as that art was expressed in gold, silver, bronze, and bone. Appearing by the seventh century B.C. at the edge of an expanding Hellenic world, the history and art of the Scythians must be considered within a context that recognizes the sources of Scythian culture in the Eurasian Steppe as well as the historical contingency of West Asia and the Greek colonies. By approaching the understanding of artistic traditions in terms of an evolving process, rooted in an archaic steppe culture but ultimately shaped by the confrontation of Near Eastern, Hellenic and Hellenistic tastes, this discussion goes beyond the traditional location of Scythian art as a subset of Greek goldwork. Particular consideration is given to the gradual transformation of object types and styles, from their reflection of archaic zoomorphic representations in carved bone, wood and bronze, to traditions expressive of Hellenized tastes and sensibilities, in gold and silver. By examining in detail individual objects, as well as classes of objects, this volume articulates a specifically Scythian stylistic and iconographic tradition, and a specifically Scythian contribution to the working of precious metals, related to but ultimately distinguishable from the goldworking traditions of Achaemenid Iran, late Classical Greece, and the larger Hellenistic world. This volume offers substantial bibliography relating to the extensive research on Scythian art, archaeology, and history, published in the Russian and Ukrainian languages over the last 150 years
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Context (archaeology · Literature · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History
Scythian Amazons
Bowl From the Haimanova Mohyla Kurgan in the Context of Scythian Mythical and Ritual Tradition
Trojan Horse of the Greek Goldsmiths
Amphora From Chortomlyk Barrow and Pectoral From Tovsta Mohyla
Pectoral From Tovsta Mohyla as a Reminiscence of the Shield of Achilles
Regarding the Attribution of Some Items From the Lyta Mohyla
On the Manufacture Technique of Pseudo-Twisted Wisps of the Pectoral From the Tovsta Mohyla Barrow
Scythian Gorytos through the Greek Prism
Re-Making Animal Bodies in the Arts of Early China and North Asia
Chortomlyk amphora as a modification of golden “vorvorkas”
Feeding the Democracy
Looking at the Evidence of Local Jewelry Production in Scythia
Greeks and the Peoples of the Black Sea Region
Nomad vs Sedentary. Gender, Production and Social Evolution in the Eurasian Steppe Peoples of the East Eurasian Region Between Chalcolithic and Bronze Age
The Pectoral from Kosika and the Origin of the Scenes of Animal Combat in Graeco-Scythian Goldwork
Racialized Commodities
Cimerios, amazonas y el arte griego
The Eccentrics of Istanbul
Expanding the corpus of the earliest Scythian animal-style artefacts
The Maya wall paintings from Chajul, Guatemala
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |