L'Or des Scythes. Trésors de l'Ermitage, Léningrad. Gréco-romain the great king Gilgamesh

the great king Gilgamesh

terracottas and in particular the Iznik workshop which evolved towards polychromy

Chronology of the archaic times of Carthage and the Phoenician cities of the west

the Turks constructed a legend about the founding of the city and its symbolic center

but also the personality of Ramses II and his "dream of absolute power"

L'Or des Scythes. Trésors de l'Ermitage, Léningrad. Gréco-romain the great king GilgameshDespite its title, this catalogue not only presents the gold objects of the Scythian culture, but also carved wood, bronzes, some terracotta, felt objects from the 5th 4th centuries BC that have been preserved thanks to frost, etc. It presents the history of the Scythian civilization as an introduction. Following this, the descriptive sheets for each object provide the pretext for a more in depth study of the different facets of this civilization.