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For a similar example see p. 83, fig. 9 in Leskov and Lapushnian, Art Treasures of Ancient Kuban.
The Meotians lived in the northwestern Caucasus, taking their name from Lake Maeotis, northeast of the Black Sea. According to Galanina, (p. 215 in Aruz, et al., ed., The Golden Deer of Eurasia, Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes), exactly who the Meotians were is unclear; they may have been Scythians, pre-Scythian inhabitants who adopted Scythian customs, Scythian-ruled natives or Sarmatians.
The Meotians lived in the northwestern Caucasus, taking their name from Lake Maeotis, northeast of the Black Sea. According to Galanina, (p. 215 in Aruz, et al., ed., The Golden Deer of Eurasia, Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes), exactly who the Meotians were is unclear; they may have been Scythians, pre-Scythian inhabitants who adopted Scythian customs, Scythian-ruled natives or Sarmatians.