I have a weakness for exhibition catalogues. I guess living on a small island in the middle of nowhere with only annual jaunts into the 'real' world makes me hungry for the big city culture of art galleries and museums. Of all the catalogues I own, this is by far the most unusual. Most people, me included, have heard of the name 'Scythia' but wouldn't be able to relate it to anything in particular, let alone an empire of wheat-growing warriors in the area now known as Ukraine. The gold ornaments and jewellery they both made and commissioned reflects their attachment to animals and ornamentation and of the nomadic life style they loved (those that weren't growing wheat!) The photography is superb and the text is very detailed and a perfect complement to it. Highly recommended to lovers of art and ancient history. ( )