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to assist an aching tooth. The fixed attention of the one who assists, the
response of the victim of toothache, are vivid and effectively rendered.
Around and between the rocks and hummocks where the men sit are
engraved small, long stemmed flowers. The rendition of their clothing
conveys the manner in which the soft boots, pants and belted jacket hug
the body. The men's clothing is all ornamented in a similar style, but there
are noticeable variations, which are realistically rendered, with fine and
expressive detailing of the men's faces, bodies and hair. Although there is
a particular idealized Greco-Scythian type, yet there is an impressive
distinctiveness in posture and attention. The figures are well spread across
the surface of the vessel; the smooth, open gold spaces separating
individuals and groups, add to the overall sense of compactness, and along
with the quiet focused aspect of the men, create an extraordinary sense of
monumentality. There is a fine display of spacing, whereby the intervals
between the figures conspire with their posture and expressions to
emphasize their individuality. The sense of spacing is important in this
later phase of Scythian art, as earlier individual ornamentation of a stag or
griffin itself comprised the object. These scenes may illustrate a legend
recorded by Herodotus, which relate how the three sons of Heracles