- A
gorytos (Ancient Gr****: γωρυτός, pl. γωρυτοί, Latin: gorytus) is a type of
leather bow-case for a
short composite bow used by the
Scythians in classical...
-
beardless horseman who has a
gorytos hanging on his left hip
while another gorytos hands from a pole near the naiskos. The
gorytos hanging on the pole might...
- 1000
special royal guards). From Susa, Iran. 521-500 BCE.
British Museum Gorytos Chisholm 1911, Quiver.
Gerry Embleton;
Clive Bartlett (1995).
English Longbowman...
-
Scythian bows and
arrows were kept in a
combined quiver-bowcase
called a
gōrytos which was made of
leather or bark and was
decorated with gold or bronze...
- Athens, Greece,
unknown architect, 421-405 BC
Ancient Gr**** guilloché on a
gorytos, 400-336 BC,
silver and gold,
Museum of the
Royal Tombs of Aigai, Vergina...
-
Around 130 BC, the
Central Asian recurve bow of the
steppes with its
gorytos box
started to
appear for the
first time on the
coins of
Zoilos I, suggesting...
-
while the owner's
weapons were
fastened to the belt (sword or dagger,
gorytos, battle-axe,
whetstone etc.).
Based on
numerous archeological findings...
-
depicting a
young warrior in armor, cloak,
pointed hat, with a sword, bow and
gorytos.
Bosporan sculptor. Limestone, II - I BC
Found in the
vicinity of Phanagoria...
- the tomb of
Philip II
Silver kylix from the tomb of
Philip II The gold
gorytos (combination
quiver and bow case), shin-guards and neck
armor of Queen...
-
contained another dead
warrior who was
equipped with a sword, spears, and a
gōrytos, and who
might have been the
armsbearer or
bodyguard of the
noble buried...
