From the 7th B.C. century to 3rd century B.C., Scythians have walked though Eurasian prairie, arriving in Altay via Kazakhstan from Ukraine. They are the people living on the horseback wandering around with tents rather than fixed residencies. It is said that they invent stirrups and first wear trousers.
As Egyptians and Etruscans, they bring gold, personal items, sacrifices and horses into the tomb called Guergana. The traditionally nomadic life helps them contact with residents everywhere and learn craft technologies to make weapons. They also decorate their horses with various kinds of precious ornaments and craft artworks with gold. These customs remind us of Persians and Mongolians as well as ancient Greeks. The Hermes Nomadic Gold Ornament Scarf pays homage to the exceptional riders and presents the versatile and multi-cultural art style mastering and spreading on their nomadic life.
This Hermes Scarf features patterns mainly on horse or prey as well as leopard, wolf and animals with horn which also appear on the golden tinsels on saddles, buckles, snaffles or the golden accessories on reins. Horse heads drawn in the center circle of the scarf wear gold helmet and have horns from ram, antelope and deer to transform the regular horses into the legendary animals, which presents an art of creation and imagination rather than reality and nature.
