I have put together a collection of historical images of Skythian Warriors, many as decorations on gold items:
Skythian Warriors on Greek Ceramics, c.500BC (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythians-Greek_ceramics.htm)
Wall-hanging: the Great Goddess being approached by a rider. Felt appliqué. Pazyryk, Siberia, fifth century BC, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Central_Asia-30.htm)
Detail of the rider who approaches the Great Goddess, carpet, Pazyryk, Valley of the River Bolshoy Ulagan, Siberia, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Pazyryk-horseman.htm)
A Pazyryk Culture Wood and Leather Shield, 5th century BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Pazyryk-Shield.htm)
A Scythian Gold Comb with Battle Scene from the Solokha Kurhan, Dneiper, Zaporozhye Region, late 5th-early 4th century BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Comb-Battle-Solokha.htm)
Scythian gold archers appliqué, Kul Oba burial, Crimea, 4th century BC (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Applique-Archers-Kul_Oba.htm)
A Scythian Gilded Bowl with Lion-Hunt from the Solokha Kurhan, 4th century BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Bowl-Hunt-Solokha.htm)
Scythian warriors on a gold cannabis pipe, Sengileevskoe, Caucasus, 4th century BC (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Cannabis_pipe-Sengileevskoe.htm)
A Graeco-Scythian gold horseman appliqué, c. 4th Century BC, Bonhams (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-horseman_applique-Bonhams-11597-245.htm)
A Graeco-Scythian gold horseman appliqué, Crimea, 4th Century BC, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-horseman_applique-Hermitage.htm)
A Graeco-Scythian gold horseman appliqué (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-horseman_applique-Petukhov.htm) Anyone know more about this one?
Plaque with Scythian Warriors, Geremes Barrow, Zaporozhye Region, 4th century BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Plaque-Warriors-Geremes_Barrow.htm)
Gold Torc Terminating in Scythian Horsemen, Kul Oba Barrow, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Torc-Cavalry-Kul_Oba.htm)
Scythian urn with warriors, Kul Oba kurhan, Crimea, 4th century BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Urn-Kul_Oba.htm)
Scythian warriors on an urn, Haimanova Mohyla, Don Region, 4th century BC, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Warriors-Haimanova_Mohyla.htm)
A Scythian horseman on a carpet, Pazyryk, 252-238 BCE, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-horseman_pile_carpet-Hermitage.htm)
Scythian Warrior with Axe, Bow, and Spear on a Relief, 4th-2nd century BC, The Walters Art Museum (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Skythian-Relief-Warrior-Walters.htm)
Druzhina
Ancient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Ancient.htm)
There are some stunning pieces in that selection.
Cheers - Phil
It's a fun army, too.
yoiks