Scythian Warrior with Axe, Bow, and Spear on a Relief, 4th-2nd century BC


A larger image of the Scythian Warrior with Axe, Bow, and Spear on a Relief, The Walters Art Museum

Scythian Warrior with Axe, Bow, and Spear
Description: This flat relief depicts a Scythian warrior with an axe, bow, and spear. There are red designs in the background. All the edges are complete. There is a tongue pattern at the top.
Creator: Greek (?) (Sculptor)
Period: 4th-2nd century BC
Medium: marble with red paint and gold leaf (Sculpture)
Accession Number: 23.183
Measurements: H: 13 3/8 x W: 10 1/16 in. (34 x 25.5 cm)
Provenance: Khawam [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Musuem, 1931, by bequest.
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