The Dahae of the Southern Urals and the Achaemenid empire in the V century B.C

Amongst the finds of Achaemenid imports in the Southern Urals are an Egyptian alabaster vessel with the name of Artaxerxes I. Based on the events during his reign, it can be concluded that the vessel made its way to the Urals as a royal gift to one of the Dahaean military leaders who participated in the subdual of Inaros' revolt in Egypt in 456-454 B.C.