Scythian "flying stag" discovered in a Cossack village in 1897 has become a logo piece for the museum.

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Virtually all of the ancient gold in the Galleries, Scythian or otherwise, was unearthed from burial mounds scattered across Russia from Siberia to the Ukraine.

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It is the Scythian world in miniature-the trousers and shaggy hair described by Herodotus, the distinctive mix of body ornaments and weapons, the central figures of horses.

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Another marvel in the Treasure Galleries, a quiver depicting the life of Achilles, is possibly one of a pair commissioned by Alexander the Great and mentioned in his records as gifts for a Scythian leader.

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