The Art of the Eurasian Steppe

Peter Hupfauf studied art and design in Frankfurt, Germany. As a designer, he created many well-known images and campaigns. In the early 1980s, Hupfauf revitalised his interest in fine arts and created abstracts in reference to Northern European history. After moving to Australia, he received a Master of Fine Arts at the University of NSW and subsequently commenced doctorial studies on the art of early Scandinavia, which resulted in a PhD at the University of Sydney. Dr Hupfauf’s books and papers were published over the recent years. They combine his expertise as both a scholar and an artist/designer.

1. Introduction 2. The beginning of animal depictions in the Eurasian 3. The Xiongnu 4. The Yuezhi 5. The Ordos Culture 6. The Qiemu'erqieke, Xiaohe, and Tianshanbeilu 7. The Pazyryks 8. Images on stones 9. The Sakae 10. Tillya tepe 11. The Bactrians 12. The Parthians 13. The Alans 14. The Sarmatians 15. The Permians 16. The Scythians 17. Classical Scythians, Pontic Scythians 18. The Taurians 19. The Cimmerians 20. The Goths 21. The Heruls 22. The Vandals 23. The Lusatians 24. The Huns 25. The Merowingians, Franks, and Avars 26. Sutton Hoo and Scandinavia 27. Scandinavia and the Silk Road 28. Scandinavian artefacts with animal depictions 29. Sagas of settlement and Asian DNA in Scandinavian society 30. Summary 31. Epilogue 32. Inhabitants of Eurasia 33. List of Museums with significant collections of objects with animal depictions.