Asya Aslanovna Eutykh

About museum

Asya Aslanovna Eutykh – a Russian jeweler and weaponsmith, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, and People's Artist of the Republic of Adygea. She was born on December 8, 1962, in the stanitsa Sovetskaya of Novokubansky District, Krasnodar Krai. She attended Maykop City School No. 8 and then earned a degree in fine arts at the Karachay-Cherkess State Technological Academy. She later transferred to Kuban State University to study art and graphic design.  

She is best known for her akinaki (swords), which are originally of Scythian origin. She also reinvented a historical alloy that she named Juvelus, composed of tin, copper, silver, and gold. In 1998 she created weapons and accoutrements for the personal Circassian guard of Jordanian Prince Ali. In 2011 she issued named coins titled "1 Zabud", "1 Potom" and "1 Golova" in gold, silver, and bronze equivalents. In 2013 she opened the exhibition "Asya Eutykh: 5000 Years in Art" in Rostov-on-Don. In 2015 she became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts.