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Golden Animals from the Valley of the Kings
from the In brevi series of booklets The Hermitage has developed a program called In brevi, which is directed at readers of all ages who have the most diverse interests. In 2004 the State Hermitage Publishing House issued 5 illustrated books and brochures in this educational series. The Latin term In brevi may be translated as "briefly" and books in this series attempt to provide brief information about what is most important: about the most significant monuments in temporary exhibitions or permanent displays of the State Hermitage. These bright and attractive looking brochures are as a rule written by curators of the museum collections and can serve not only as a reliable reference work but also as a pleasant souvenir of a visit to one of the world’s largest museums. The brochure entitled Golden Animals from the Valley of the Kings, written by one of the leaders of the Central Asia Archeological Expedition of 2001 to the Republic of Tyva, researcher of the Department of Archeology of Eastern Europe and Siberia Konstantin Chugunov, together with G. Parzinger and A. Nagler (German Archeological Institute), is devoted to the most important discovery at the start of the 21st century: the results of investigations at an undisturbed “royal” burial site dating back to the Scythian period, the Arzhan-2 barrow. The text is illustrated with photographs which give the reader an idea of the jewelry masterpieces of ancient artisans. The gold objects with depictions in the Scythian "animal style" amaze us not only by the strength of the images but also by the supreme mastery of their creators. |
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