Exhibition "Treasures of the Don Steppes"

About exhibition

The exhibition presents jewelry that lay for millennia beneath royal burial mounds, serving as symbols of power for Hellenic, Scythian and Sarmatian, secular and priestly aristocracy. Among the exhibits included in the list of the world’s cultural heritage are a gorytos cover (a case for a bow and arrows) with scenes from the life of Achilles, a gold sword-scabbard mount depicting a griffin tearing a hind, a reconstruction of a kalaf (a women's headdress), a reconstruction of a Scythian leader’s costume, and a unique gold torc of a Sarmatian queen depicting a battle between a dragon-like creature and animal-human hybrid figures. Visitors will also see gold staters with the profiles of Bosporan kings, aurei of the Roman emperors Gallienus and Diocletian, and much more — items that accompanied high-status individuals on their journey to the afterlife or were hidden in ancient hoards. The exhibition is accompanied by a mandatory guided tour for an additional fee. For information call: 263-55-72.