The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C.

Permanent event at The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia

7 January 2019

The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum

The exhibition contains part of the famous collection of Scythian antiquities discovered in Crimea, the Kuban and the Dnieper regions as a result of the excavation of burial-mounds dating back to the 7th – 4th centuries B.C.

The exhibition is devoted to the early nomad culture known as “Scythian”, which existed in the first millennium B.C. in the steppes of Eurasia. Dating back to the 7th – 4th centuries B.C., a great many items come from the burial-mounds discovered upon the lands of Crimea, the Kuban and the Dnieper regions.

On display in the rooms of the permanent exhibition are the examples of weaponry, the horse harness items and the household articles used by the Scythians. Various archaeological materials represent the culture of Scythian farming tribes from the forest-steppe zone.

The State Hermitage Museum

The Hermitage is considered to have been founded in 1764, when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of works from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky. The museum celebrates the anniversary of its founding each year on 7 December, St. Catherine’s Day.

Museum profile

Location

St Petersburg, Russia

Founded in

2013

The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum
The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum
The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum

The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum
The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum
The Scythian culture of the 7th – 2nd centuries B.C. Courtesy of The State Hermitage Museum