San Antonio College Library

Jewelry and art objects. Many shown in color.

This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. The Scythians and Sarmatians were the original peoples who inspired the Greek legends of the centaurs and the Amazons -- the mounted Scythian warriors seeming to be one with their horses, and the female warriors of the Sarmatians stood out so much that the legend has discarded the men of the Sarmatian tribe. Both groups lived...

"Unabridged republication of the limited edition originally published in 1888 [i. e. 1898]"

An introduction to jewelry made by Southwestern American Indians includes an historical survey, a discussion of techniques, and an illustrated gallery of jewelry, organized by tribe, object, type, and period; with a collector's reference guide.