Voronezh Oblast

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Scythian plate

The plate was found in 2021 at the Devitsa V cemetery in the Ostrogozhsky District of the Voronezh region, Russia.

Below A silver plate decorated with the image of a fertility goddess and winged griffins has been found at Devista V, the first portrayal of gods from the Scythian pantheon discovered at the Russian site.image: © Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Silver Scythian goddess plate discovered in Russia

This is thought to be a fertility goddess known as Artimpasa, or, in ancient Anatolia, as Cybele.

The Past

Silver plate depicting Scythian gods found in Russia

Archaeologists excavating a Middle Don burial ground in the Ostrogozhsky District of the Voronezh region, Russia, have discovered a unique silver plate depicting winged Scythian gods and griffins.