Scythian art, also known as Steppe Art, suggests the decoration items chiefly, which includes jewelry, weapons, as well as harnesses of horses and items for wagons, tents etc. of the nomadic tribes belonging to the geographical Scythian area spreading over current Central Asia, Eastern Europe and parts of South Asia. The term Scythian is more generic in this case as other tribes of Central Asia mentioned by scholars like Heredotus of Antiquity as well as that of Persian and Chinese sources included the groups like Saka, Massagetae and Sarmatians. In some way Goldsmith-Work from Scythian burials is the largest source of existing relics which can give an idea of the Ancient Greek Art in this field, as Scythians were closely in contact with the Ancient Greeks and very little of the crux of Ancient Greek Goldsmith work has survived today. Also the posh Civilizational influence of Persia and China, as well as cultures of Caucasus mountains had a diverse effect on the art of the Steppe population. In contrast the rigorous styling of animal figures in Scythian art had a long-lasting and wide effect on different Eurasian cultures extending from European Celts to as far as China. The Scythian art is found on wide range of materials including gold, silver, bronze, electrum, iron and even wood, leather and bones. [Images 1. Gold Scythian Pectoral ; 2. Gold Plaque with Panther; 3. Horseman Hunting, with typical Xiongnu Horse Trappings; 4. Bronze Ordos Culture Plaque; ] [Info and Image Credit: Scythian_art , Wikipedia; Images Availed Under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic, 3.0 Unported and Free Art License; Source Image-URL 1. https://bit.ly/3w31kbj 2. https://bit.ly/3phjEcK 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steppes_horseman_hunting.jpg 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HorseAttackedByTigerOrdos4th-1stBCE.JPG ]
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