Editing Saka (section)

=== Art ===
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[[File:Orlat plaque encounter.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Battle scenes between "[[Kangju]]" Saka warriors, from the [[Orlat plaques]]. 1st century AD.]]
The art of the Saka was of a similar styles as other Iranian peoples of the steppes, which is referred to collectively as [[Scythian art]]. In 2001, the discovery of an undisturbed royal Scythian burial-barrow at [[Arzhan culture|Arzhan]] illustrated Scythian animal-style gold that lacks the direct influence of Greek styles. Forty-four pounds of gold weighed down the royal couple in this burial, discovered near [[Kyzyl]], capital of the [[Siberia]]n republic of [[Tuva]].

Ancient influences from and to Central Asia became identifiable in China following contacts of metropolitan China with nomadic western and northwestern border territories from the 8th century BC. The Chinese adopted the Scythian-style animal art of the [[steppe]]s (descriptions of animals locked in combat), particularly the rectangular belt-plaques made of gold or bronze, and created their own versions in [[jade]] and [[steatite]].<ref>Mallory and Mair, ''The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West'', 2000</ref>

Following their expulsion by the [[Yuezhi]], some Saka may also have migrated to the area of [[Yunnan]] in southern China. Saka warriors could also have served as mercenaries for the various kingdoms of ancient China. Excavations of the prehistoric art of the [[Dian Kingdom|Dian]] civilisation of Yunnan have revealed hunting scenes of [[Caucasoid]] horsemen in Central Asian clothing.<ref>"Les Saces", Iaroslav Lebedynsky, p.73 {{ISBN|2-87772-337-2}}</ref>

Saka influences have been identified as far as Korea and Japan. Various Korean artifacts, such as the royal crowns of the kingdom of [[Silla]], are said to be of "Scythian" design.<ref>Crowns similar to the Scythian ones discovered in [[Tillia Tepe]] "appear later, during the 5th and 6th century at the eastern edge of the Asia continent, in the [[tumulus]] tombs of the Kingdom of Silla, in South-East Korea. "Afghanistan, les trésors retrouvés", 2006, p282, {{ISBN|978-2-7118-5218-5}}</ref> Similar crowns, brought through contacts with the continent, can also be found in [[Kofun era]] Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sgkohun.world.coocan.jp/GUNMA/maebasi/kinkan.html |title=金冠塚古墳 – Sgkohun.world.coocan.jp |access-date=14 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722101738/http://sgkohun.world.coocan.jp/GUNMA/maebasi/kinkan.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>