State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan

The State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan (Oʻzbekiston madaniyati tarixi davlat muzeyi Samarqand) is a museum of history and culture in Samarkand.[1][2]

State Museum of History of Culture of Uzbekistan
State Museum of History of Culture of Uzbekistan
State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
Location148, M.Ulugbek str., Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Coordinates39°40′00″N 66°55′40″E
TypeArchaeological and cultural

The museum has a famous silver bowl from the period of the Alchon Huns (6th century CE), named the "Chilek bowl".[3] The "Chilek bowl" is considered as the "best known specimen of Hephthalite art", which is similar in composition with the Hephthalite silver bowl in the British Museum, but represents "six dancers in Indian costume with Iranian ribbons and Hephthalite-short heads". It is considered as an Alchon object, but possibly manufactured in India at the request of the Alchons.[4][5]

References
  1. Chakimov, Akbar A (2004). Samarkand muzeji durdonalari : Ŭzbekiston madanijati tarichi davlat muzeji = Šedevry Samarkandskogo muzeja = Masterpieces of the Samarkand Museum : the state museum of history of culture of Uzbekistan. Toškent: Mozijdan Sado.
  2. "State Museum of History Culture of Uzbekistan – "Intour" travel agency in Uzbekistan".
  3. GRAY, BASIL (1991). "Post-Sasanian Metalwork". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 5: 61. ISSN 0890-4464.
  4. Brentjes, B. (1971). "The Hoard of Hephthalite Silver Vessels Found near Samarkand". East and West. 21 (1/2): 77–78. ISSN 0012-8376.
  5. Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2014). "The hephthalites: iconographical materials" (PDF). Tyragetia. VIII [XXIII]: 328.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.