English Translation:
SCYTHIANS AND PARTHIANS
In the descriptions of ancient historians, the Scythians are depicted as a people distinguished by fair hair and blue eyes.
Rough, dirty, freedom-loving, these skilful riders and archers, together with their herds of horses and flocks of cattle and sheep, roamed the vast plains north
of the Caucasus, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. They lived in tents made of animal skins and felt coverings or in kibitkas (felt tents) covered with felt and
harnessed to oxen. The skulls of slain enemies, cleaned and covered with gold or leather, they used as vessels for drinking.
Men’s clothing of the Scythians consisted of trousers, a caftan, half-boots, and a high hat. Women dressed the same as men, only their clothing was longer,
wider, and made of softer material. Among some tribes, for example the Massagetae, there was a custom of dyeing caftans in bright colours. The Araxmas,
in addition, painted their entire bodies along with their hair dark blue. The main weapon of the Scythians was a bow made of two bull horns joined by a wooden grip.
The Scythians also used long...
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Right column (figure descriptions):
1–11 — Scythians
1–5 — men
6 — trumpet for giving signals
7 — drinking horn
8 — vase
9–11 — decorations sewn onto clothing

English Translation:
Bottom text:
...spears, short curved swords, lassos, battle axes, maces and whips.
The Parthians were a people who were first under Persian rule, and later under Seleucid (Syro-Macedonian) rule.
Having freed themselves from the latter, they founded their own state, which stretched from the Euphrates to the Indus.
Like other Scythian tribes, the Parthians wore trousers, caftans, and pointed high hats.
People from the royal retinue used rich decorations in the form of head ornaments, belts, earrings, and stars on the chest.
Right column (figure numbers):
12–21 — Scythians
12 — quarter of a shield
13 — needle
14 — quiver
15, 17 — arrowheads
16 — mirror
18 — necklace
19, 20 — headband, bracelet
21 — knife
22–29 — Parthians
22, 23 — men
24–29 — nobility