Ancient Iran Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700-300 BC Oil on canvas over board

Oil on canvas over board

The body is decorated with a continuous band of lotus petals carved in delicate relief

together with minor incidental traces of gold paint to the surface

Recently mounted in a contemporary black frame behind glass

Sydney Ure Smith played an important part in the revival of etching in Sydney

Ancient Iran Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700-300 BC Oil on canvas over boardAncient Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700 300 BC. The Scythians were a group of ancient tribes of nomadic Iranian warriors who originally lived in what is now Southern Siberia. Their culture flourished from around 900 BC to around 200 BC, by which time they had extended their influence all over Central Asia from China to the northern Black Sea. They were fierce archers and potentially the most feared warriors on horseback. This exquisite bronze