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A Man Binding the Leg of Another
Scythian urn with warriors, Kul Oba kurhan, Crimea, 4th century BC


Title: Spherical Vessel with Representations of Scythians in Relief
Place: The Northern Black Sea Region
Date: Second half of the 4th century BC
Place of finding: Crimea, the environs of Kerch
Archaeological site: Kul Oba Barrow
Material: electron [electrum]
Technique: chasing, soldering, engraving, drawing
Dimensions: h. 13 cm
Acquisition date: Entered the Hermitage in 1831
Inventory Number: КО.-11
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Picture Source: Eurasian Steppe Nomads



Referenced on p.23, Scythians 700-300 B.C. by E.V.Cernenko, A.McBride, M.V.Gorelik
This third view of the Kul Oba vessel shows a warrior, his gorytos exposed to us, binding a wounded comrade's leg.
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