Scythian Art: Terminal, Stylized Head of a Bird of Prey. . This cast piece may once have decorated a chariot or canopy, or perhaps it formed part of a military standard or a musical instrument. Bronze, 26 x 19.9 cm, Late 6th - early 5th century BC 4th century B.C. From Ul'ski, Kuban river, northern Caucasus. The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia