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title: Scythian-style Scabbard Decoration
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11308/scythian-style-scabbard-decoration/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Scythian-style Scabbard Decoration
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11308.jpg)
## Image Caption
Sheet-[gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) decoration for a sword scabbard, c. 340–320 BCE, said to be from near Chaian in the Crimea. Metropolitan Museum of Art
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2019, October 03). Scythian-style Scabbard Decoration. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Scythian-style Scabbard Decoration." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2019. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Scythian-style Scabbard Decoration." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2019, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253056) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253056). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 03 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.