A reconstruction by Cernenko and Gorelik of the north-Iranian Saka or Scythians in battle (Cernenko & Gorelik, 1989, Plate F).

The ancient Iranians (those in ancient Persia and the ones in ancient Eastern  Europe) often had women warriors and chieftains, a practice not unlike those of the contemporary ancient Celts in ancient Central and Western Europe.

What is also notable is the costume of the Iranian  female warrior – this type of dress continues to appear in parts of Luristan in Western Iran.