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DOI article:Kubczak, Jerzy: Wizerunki Scytów w ikonografii nadczarnomorskiej
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.28098#0045
WIZERUNKI SCYTÓW W IKONOGRAFII NADCZARNOMORSKIEJ
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legends, therefore certainly depicting the true appearance of Scythians. At the same time,
the head of Heracles on the obverses of Atheas’ coins denotes his divine ancestry from my-
thical Targitaos, whereas a Scythian horseman on reverses is in fact a conceptual portrait
of the ruler.
In conclusion, it seems reasonable to assume that the iconography of the Black Sea
area contains true representations of Scythians, because regardless their means of expres-
sion, they were conceived by their authors as portraits.
Ilustracje do artykułu wykonał Ryszard A. Rau.
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legends, therefore certainly depicting the true appearance of Scythians. At the same time,
the head of Heracles on the obverses of Atheas’ coins denotes his divine ancestry from my-
thical Targitaos, whereas a Scythian horseman on reverses is in fact a conceptual portrait
of the ruler.
In conclusion, it seems reasonable to assume that the iconography of the Black Sea
area contains true representations of Scythians, because regardless their means of expres-
sion, they were conceived by their authors as portraits.
Ilustracje do artykułu wykonał Ryszard A. Rau.