Publication: October 21, 2006.

Today in the Art Salon of Maikop the works of a famous artist, a master of jewelry Asya Eutykh were presented. Our countrywoman is known throughout the world. Not only the critics, but the fans of jewelry art as well are admired by her highest skill of a jeweler. The only female blacksmith in the world draws the sources of inspiration from the history of her native land, in the epic “The Narts”, in the archaeological culture of Maikop.

Together with her husband Ruslan Turkav, the technical engineer, they not only improved and constructed the new installations and equipment for casting, grinding and polishing of the works, but besides, and it is the most important thing, restored the ancient composition of bronze pieces of art, found in the mounds of Adygea and managed to recreate the technology of bronze casting.

At the present moment the “The Jewellers Company Asya Eutykh” is successfully functioning in St. Petersburg, and its branches are founded in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco, and the preparation for the exhibition in the Hermitage is in the process. As for the Maikop citizens, so Asya Eutykh is the unique possibility to feel the art of ancient culture of Circassians for free. From today Asya Eutykh arranges the permanent exhibition of her work of art in the Art Salon of Maikop. And the expensive and exclusive thing will be set for the public display for several hours per day. The first piece of art of such a kind was the Golden Apple Tree of the Narts, the sculpture illustration for the wonderful Narts legend, is a symbol of love, family fidelity and the birth of beautiful children.

It is decided by the town Administration to install the same sculpture on the central alley of the Town Park. It will be the present of Asya Eutykh to the native town.

"The Masterpieces of Bladed Weapons" in the Russian Naval Museum.

 The Masterpieces and Rarity of Bladed Weapons.

 From the museums of St. Petersburg, art studios and private collections.

St. Petersburg, 2004.

 Acinaces Sword.

Russia, the Adygh Republic, Maikop, 2003.

The jewellery artist – Asya Eutykh.

The smith – Alexander Rybakov.

Silver 925°, casting, engraving, gilding 999°.

Damascus steel blade.

The sword  in the sheath 70,5×13 sm

The sword 66×7,3 sm

The sheath 56×13 sm.

Damascus steel blade (length – 50 sm, width – 4,5 sm)

Straight, double-bladed, of rhombic cross-section with double-edged end.

The prototype of this work is the acinaces swords coated with gold plates 1000 BC.

 The hilt and sheath have a two-way decoration. The basis of the composition is the Scythian animal style, anthropomorphous images, mystical signs, the ornament “moving wave”, specific for that time and changed by the author in a peculiar way. The background is designed with the diamond moiré. The hilt of the sword, the cross and the head are in the form of leopard. The cross of the hilt enters the sheath with a wide mouth. The mouth is decorated with the traditional composition of “World Tree” on the both sides of which there are a Scythian and an Amazon with the rhytons in the hands. On the plane of the sheath there are a dragon, a goat, a lion, a deer, a panther, the Taurus and another mirror “World Tree”. The sheath is ended with the buterol with the sculpture of a sitting leopard.

The mark of the author is on the curl of panther’s tail (a hanging vane) and on the back side of the hilt cross.