Kul-Oba
Sign in to savethumb|Electrum vase from the Kul-Oba [[kurgan, 2nd half of 4th century BC. (Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg)]] thumb|350px|Scythians, drawing of figures on the vase above thumb|Gold pieces from Kul-Oba Kul-Oba (; , ; meaning "hill of ash" in Crimean Tatar) is an ancient archaeological site, a Scythian burial tumulus now called the Royal Kurgan, located near Kerch in eastern Crimea, on the right side of the M25 road to Feodosiya.
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thumb|Electrum vase from the Kul-Oba [[kurgan, 2nd half of 4th century BC. (Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg)]] thumb|350px|Scythians, drawing of figures on the vase above thumb|Gold pieces from Kul-Oba Kul-Oba (; , ; meaning "hill of ash" in Crimean Tatar) is an ancient archaeological site, a Scythian burial tumulus now called the Royal Kurgan, located near Kerch in eastern Crimea, on the right side of the M25 road to Feodosiya.
Kul-Oba was the first Scythian royal barrow to be excavated in modern times. Uncovered in 1830, the stone tomb yielded a wealth of precious artifacts which drew considerable public interest to Scythian world. Of particular interest is an intricately granulated earring with two Nike figurines, now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.