The
woman's grave, located at Rostov-on-Don, was replete with burial
offerings. The items, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century
AD, included wooden dishes and a cup lying by her right hand. By her
feet were pieces of a bronze bucket with a floral design and a ladle
with the head of the Gorgon, and by her pelvis was a gold vial with a
lid and fossilized contents. Four clay vessels were found in the
northeast corner of the tomb, as well as knives, over a hundred arrows
and a harness, and an unfinished sword with an intricate handle inlay.
Judean Seal In 2,000-year-old Russian Warrior Woman’s Grave
A
spectacular find was made near the Black Sea this summer: Excavating
the 2,000-year-old grave of a Sarmatian noblewoman, which miraculously
hadn't been looted, the archeologists found a wealth of artifacts –
including a carnelian seal with ancient Hebrew letters, centuries older
than the tomb.