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From the lands of the Scythians: Ancient treasures from the museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C. : the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Hardcover – January 1, 1975

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Hardback book records the landmark exhibition of Scythian treasures held at The Metropolitan Museum of ARt and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1975.
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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1975
  5. ISBN-10
    0870991434
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0870991431
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Metropolitan Museum of Art (January 1, 1975)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0870991434
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0870991431
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book in the narrow field
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013
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If you have done any research into history of Scythian art, you will quickly find out that there is not much good literature out there, and especially no books with good illustrations. From what I have found so far, this book has the best illustrations of Scythian art from the Winter Palace's gold treasury (I went to the museum itself and they did not have a proper book available - they said they had a catalog but it is out of print.)

The binding is now falling apart but it is no wonder this this is from 1976.
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Blackbull
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous gold works
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2012
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This is still one of the most beautiful books in English on the Scythian treasures in Russian museums. The translations of Herodotus' and other's writings is very useful. Definitely a book for the collections of all who are interested in the ancient steppe empires.
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Robert Morning Sky
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent visuals
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2015
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Excellent material, great visuals
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Henrik Lockhart
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a replacement of a book that was destroyed ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017
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This is a replacement of a book that was destroyed in Hurricanes Irma and Maria. this is a hardcover and my wife loves it
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Lynn
1.0 out of 5 stars Too much money for a book falling apart
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
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This was a lot of money for a book falling apart. When I open the book the pages fall out.
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Sally long
5.0 out of 5 stars Good customer service!
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018
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I am pleased with the book,great photos show items I had never seen befor.
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Lisa Shea
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Content but Not-Great Printing
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2015
Gorgeous, full color images of treasured works of art. The detail in these images is fairly stunning. The write-ups are well done as well. However, this book was done with a not-great-quality binding and there's even a warning in the beginning about opening the pages too widely. You have to sort of peer at the images from within half-open pages. Since many of these are quite large images or two-page spreads, that makes it difficult. this is definitely a book that could use to be republished with modern technology and pages you can actually use and appreciate.
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gunnora@bga.com
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Museum Catalog Showcases the Art of the Scythians
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 1999
This beautiful full-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. The Scythians and Sarmatians were the original peoples who inspired the Greek legends of the centaurs and the Amazons -- the mounted Scythian warriors seeming to be one with their horses, and the female warriors of the Sarmatians stood out so much that the legend has discarded the men of the Sarmatian tribe. Both groups lived in the area bordered by the Dneipr and Ural Rivers to the east and west respectively, and by the Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Caspian Sea to the south.
Minimal text information is presented: this is a picture-book, and a great one. Color photos are used to document the most valuable and well-preserved artifacts, and there is a short but complete description of every piece from the exhibition included. Also includes the famous text from the Greek historian Heroditus which describes the Scythians and neighboring peoples. A gorgeous book.
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