Old European culture

Pre-Achaemenid Silver Compound Zoomorphic Vessel. Silver, 8th-6th c. BC. Currently in the Miho Museum, Japan .  This unusual vessel features...

Sasanian plate with youths and winged horses ca. 5th–6th century A.D. Currently kept in the Met Museum ...   Official description:  "Tw...

If we look at the zodiac circle, we can see that each of the seasons either starts or ends with a sign representing a large animal: ...