#the scythian

[matthew-s-j]

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

This plush bird was sealed within the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia, where a unique microclimate enabled it to be preserved. The permafrost ice lense formation that runs below the barrows provided an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter; these conditions produced a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows themselves, thereby aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.

This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk. These artifacts are attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.

Currently housed at the Hermitage Museum.

[sibirsibir]

Horse wearing reconstructed 2500-year-old Scythian horse armor unearthed in the Altai Mountains in Siberia

[verflares]

(draconifies your zelink) oh whoops lol

+ an extra pic of em hanging out together :]

btw, you can find these guys on inprnt! both as a pair, or apart :] You Choose.

[banji-effect]

The ancient world was full of textile masterpieces we can only imagine... but most of them have rotted away. So few of them have come down to us in these days that we think of metal and stone as the primary mediums for the oldest artworks. But there were tapestries and fabric work that would have rivaled the finest wrought gold and iron and the first cave paintings.

[twobabkas]

the old guard (2020)

[catilinas]

obsessed w this mug someone at work has. i need her…………

[ndcgalitzine]

- reunion THE OLD GUARD (2020)

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold hilt and iron sword fragment, Scythian, 5th-4th century BC

from The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

[chewbacca]

THE OLD GUARD dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood

[captain-grammar]

She's everything

He's just Ken

[matthew-s-j]

[materassassino]

Thank you to @marsidotcom for bringing this t-shirt to my attention. I had to make this immediately.

Andy you old grump.

[as-is-yours]

the old guard + textposts

[luminarai]

dog owners vs cat owners: the immortal gay edition

[liusia-piu]

Enaree, Scythian priestess