Editing Scythians (section)

===Clothing and medicine===
{{Main|Scythian clothing}}
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| footer            = Scythian warriors, drawn after figures on an [[electrum]] cup from the [[Kul-Oba]] [[kurgan]] burial near [[Kerch]], Crimea. The warrior on the right strings his bow, bracing it behind his knee; note the typical pointed hood, long jacket with fur or fleece trimming at the edges, decorated trousers, and short boots tied at the ankle. Scythians apparently wore their hair long and loose, and all adult men apparently bearded. The {{translit|grc|gōrytos}} appears clearly on the left hip of the bare-headed spearman. The shield of the central figure may be made of plain leather over a wooden or wicker base. ([[Hermitage Museum]], St Petersburg).
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Scythian garments were sewn together from several pieces of cloth, and generally did not require the use of [[Fibula (brooch)|fibulae]] to be held in place, unlike the clothing of other ancient European peoples.{{sfn|Gleba|2008|p=21}} Scythian dress consisted of combination of various leathers and furs designed for efficiency and comfort on horseback, and was expensively and richly decorated with brightly coloured embroidery and applique work as well as facings of pearl and gold.{{sfn|Rolle|1989|p=59}} The Scythians wore clothing typical of the steppe nomads, which tended to be soft, warm, and close-fitting, made from wool and leather and fur and felts, and decorated with {{translit|fr|appliqué}}d and golden ornaments.<ref>{{Unbulleted list citebundle|{{harvnb|Minns|1913|pp=53–66}}|{{harvnb|Grousset|1970|p=7}}|{{harvnb|Sulimirski|1985|pp=153–154}}|{{harvnb|Jacobson|1995|p=31}}|{{harvnb|Parzinger|2004|p=75}}|{{harvnb|Gleba|2008}}}}</ref> Scythians wore jewellery usually made of gold, but sometimes also of bronze.{{sfn|Gleba|2008|p=19}}{{sfn|Rolle|1989|p=61}}

Scythian men grew their hair long and their beards to significant sizes.{{sfn|Minns|1913|p=8}}{{sfn|Grousset|1970|p=7}}{{sfn|Sulimirski|1985|p=154}} Nothing is known about the hairstyles of Scythian women.{{sfn|Rolle|1989|p=61}} The Scythians were acquainted with the use of [[soap]], which they used to wash their heads.{{sfn|Mayor|2022|p=176}} Scythian women cleaned themselves using a paste made from the wood of [[cypress]] and [[Cedrus|cedar]], ground together with [[frankincense]], and water on a stone until it acquired a thick consistency. The women then applied this paste over themselves and removed it after a day, leaving their skin clean, glossy, and sweet-smelling.{{sfn|Parzinger|2004|p=87-88}}{{sfn|MacLeod|2013|p=123}}{{sfn|Mayor|2022|p=178-179}} Scythian women also used cosmetics such as scented water and various ointments.{{sfn|Rolle|1989|p=61}} These cleaning practices were especially performed after funerals.{{sfn|MacLeod|2013|p=123}} Scythian men and women both used mirrors, and bronze mirrors made in Pontic Olbia and whose handles were decorated with animal figures such as those of stags, panthers, and rams, were popular during the early Scythian periods.{{sfn|Sulimirski|1985|p=155}}{{sfn|Rolle|1989|p=61}}

A group of Scythian shaman-priests called the {{translit|grc|Agaroi}} ({{lang|grc|Αγαροι}}, {{langx|la|Agari}}) was knowledgeable in the use of [[snake venom]] for medicinal purposes.{{sfn|Rolle|1989|p=65}}{{sfn|Mayor|2003|p=62}} Ingredients they used included [[cannabis]], as a way to relieve pain,{{sfn|Mayor|2022|p=178}} the [[analgesic]] oil of [[wild cabbage]] to stimulate circulation and to repel insects,{{sfn|Mayor|2022|p=174-175}} and the cleansing paste used by Scythian women, which had various medicinal properties.{{sfn|Mayor|2022|p=178}} In addition to human medicine, the Scythians were adept at veterinary medicine, especially for their horses,{{sfn|Batty|2007|p=275}} although they also [[domesticated dogs]].{{sfn|Parzinger|2004|p=94}}