Kul-Oba

Kul-Oba
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Kul-Oba is a Scythian burial tumulus (kurgan) near Kerch in eastern Crimea, on the right side of the M25 road to Feodosiya[1]. Known as the Royal Kurgan, it was excavated in 1830 and yielded a wealth of precious artifacts including an intricately granulated gold earring featuring two Nike figurines, now housed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg[1].

TypeMound/tumulus
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryUkraine
Coordinates45.3493° N, 36.3817° E

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