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often incorporated in them. Many of the trappings took the form of iron, bronze, and gilt wood animal motifs either applied or suspended from them; and bits had animal-shaped terminal ornaments. Altai-Sayan animals frequently display muscles delineated with dot and comma markings, a formal convention that may have derived from appliqué needlework. Such markings are sometimes included in
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Huns. Although typically described as "bronze cauldrons", the cauldrons are often made of copper, which is generally of poor quality. Maenchen-Helfen lists 19 known finds of Hunnish cauldrons from all over Central and Eastern Europe and Western Siberia. They come in various shapes, and are sometimes found together with vessels of various other origins.
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place. (...) The whole artistic project was aimed at exalting the royal figure and the magnificence of his court. (...) the main scenes from the northern wall represents the ruler sitting cross-legged on a throne (see Figs 13, 14) (...) It was undoubtedly a private residence of the Qarakhanid ruler and his family and not a place for solemn receptions.
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In the 90s, arts of the region underwent some significant changes. Institutionally speaking, some fields of arts were regulated by the birth of the art market, some stayed as representatives of official views, while many were sponsored by international organizations. The years of 1990–2000 were times
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to central China and from southern Russia to northern India – have been home to migrating herders who practised mixed economies on the margins of sedentary societies. The prehistoric 'animal style' art of these pastoral nomads not only demonstrates their zoomorphic mythologies and shamanic traditions
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B.F. Manz; W.M. Thackston; D.J. Roxburgh; L. Golombek; L. Komaroff; R.E. Darley-Doran (2007). "Timurids". Encyclopedia of Islam, online edition. "During the Timurid period, three languages, Persian, Turkish, and Arabic were in use. The major language of the period was Persian, the native language of
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of the 6th to 7th centuries in Samarkand, Uzbekistan offer a rare surviving example of Sogdian art. The paintings, showing scenes of daily life and events such as the arrival of foreign ambassadors, are located within the ruins of aristocratic homes. It is unclear if any of these palatial residences
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Horse reins either had animal designs cut out on them or were studded with wooden ones covered in gold foil. Their tail sheaths were ornamented, as were their headpieces and breast pieces. Some horses were provided with leather or felt masks made to resemble animals, with stag antlers or rams' horns
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society, while the extensive corpus of metal objects point to a sophisticated tradition of metalworking. Wearing large stylised dresses, as well as headdresses that merge with the hair, "Bactrian princesses" embody the ranking goddess, character of the central Asian mythology that plays a regulatory
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The ceramics and monetary finds in the pavilion can be dated to no earlier than to the second half of the twelfth century, and more plausibly towards the end of that century. This is the only pavilion of those excavated that was decorated with paintings, which leave no doubt about the master of the
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The ceramics and monetary finds in the pavilion can be dated to no earlier than to the second half of the twelfth century, and more plausibly towards the end of that century. This is the only pavilion of those excavated that was decorated with paintings, which leave no doubt about the master of the
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red and the smaller one was painted multiple colors. The lower parts of the statues' arms were constructed from the same mud-straw mix supported on wooden armatures. It is believed that the upper parts of their faces were made from great wooden masks or casts. The rows of holes that can be seen in
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between the 4th and 6th century AD. The nomadic nature of Hun society means that they have left very little in the archaeological record. Archaeological finds have produced a large number of cauldrons that have since the work of Paul Reinecke in 1896 been identified as having been produced by the
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With the rise of Turkic dynasties in Central Asia, Persian art started to evolve to adapt to the tastes of the new Turkic ruling class: in paintings, the composition of narrative scenes remains unchanged, but nomadic clothing, physical traits and power symbols (such as the bow and arrow) are now
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A gilt silver plate depicting a princely boar hunt, excavated from a tomb near Datong dated to 504 CE, is close to early Sasanian royal hunting plates in style and technical aspects, but diverges enough to suggest a Bactrian origin dating from the era of the Kushano-Sasanian rule (ca. 275–350
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in northern India, which is characterized by its frontality and martial stance, as he holds firmly his sword and a mace. His heavy coat and riding boots are typically nomadic Central Asian, and are way too heavy for the warm climate of India. His coat is decorated by hundreds of pearls, which
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fabric (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg). Red and ochre predominate in the carpet, the main design of which is of riders, stags, and griffins. Many of the Pazyryk felt hangings, saddlecloths, and cushions were covered with elaborate designs executed in appliqué feltwork, dyed furs, and
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at an elevation of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). Carbon dating of the structural components of the Buddhas has determined that the smaller 38 m (125 ft) "Eastern Buddha" was built around 570 AD, and the larger 55 m (180 ft) "Western Buddha" was built around 618 AD.
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As the Kushans progressively adapted to life in India, their dress progressively became lighter, and representation less frontal and more natural, although they retained characteristic elements of their nomadic dress, such as the trousers and boots, the heavy tunics, and heavy belts.
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Numerous artefacts and structures were found, particularly in Ai-Khanoum, pointing to a high Hellenistic culture, combined with Eastern influences, starting from the 280–250 BC period. Overall, Aï-Khanoum was an extremely important Greek city (1.5 sq kilometer), characteristic of the
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and may even have been at the origin of its development. Rowland particularly draws attention to the similarity of the ethnic types represented at Khalchayan and in the art of Gandhara, and also in the style of portraiture itself. For example, Rowland find a great proximity between
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consisting in over 236 such temples. Their murals date from the 3rd to the 8th century. The caves of Kizil are the earlier of their type in China, and their model was later adopted in the construction of Buddhist caves further east. Other famous sites nearby are the
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for the establishment of contemporary arts. In the region, many important international exhibitions are taking place, Central Asian art is represented in European and American museums, and the Central Asian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale has been organized since 2005.
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Fitzwilliam Museum: "Mina’i, meaning ‘enamelled’ ware, is one of the glories of Islamic ceramics, and was a speciality of the renowned ceramics centre of Kashan in Iran during the decades of the late 12th and early 13th centuries preceding the Mongol
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This "Hephthalite period" in art, with the caftans with a triangular collar folded on the right, the particular cropped hairstyle, the crowns with crescents, have been found in many of the areas historically occupied and ruled by the Hephthalites, in
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embroidery. Of exceptional interest are those with animal and human figural compositions, the most notable of which are the repeat design of an investiture scene on a felt hanging and that of a semi-human, semi-bird creature on another (both in the
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Ancient influences from Central Asia became identifiable in China following contacts of metropolitan China with nomadic western and northwestern border territories from the 8th century BC. The Chinese adopted the Scythian-style animal art of the
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Peintures murales qui ornaient (...) la résidence privée des derniers souverains qarakhanides de Samarkande (fin du 12ième - début du 13ième siècle (...) le souverain assis, les jambes repliées sur le trône, tient une flèche, symbole du pouvoir
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place. (...) The whole artistic project was aimed at exalting the royal figure and the magnificence of his court. (...) It was undoubtedly a private residence of the Qarakhanid ruler and his family and not a place for solemn receptions.
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Archaeological finds indicate that the Huns wore gold plaques as ornaments on their clothing, as well as imported glass beads. Ammianus reports that they wore clothes made of linen or the furs of marmots and leggings of goatskin.
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with a small owl on the back side and other treasures are said to have been discovered at Ai-Khanoum, possibly along with a stone with an inscription, which was not recovered. The artefacts have now been returned to the
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Eastern Buddha: 549 AD - 579 AD (1 σ range, 68.2% probability) 544 AD - 595 AD (2 σ range, 95.4% probability). Western Buddha: 605 AD - 633 AD (1 σ range, 68.2%) 591 AD - 644 AD (2 σ range, 95.4% probability). in
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city founded circa 280 BC which continued to flourish during the first 55 years of the Indo-Greek period until its destruction by nomadic invaders in 145 BC, and their coinage, which is often bilingual, combining
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the Tajik (Persian) component of society and the language of learning acquired by all literate and/or urban Turks. Persian served as the language of administration, history, belles lettres, and poetry."
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The paintings related to the Hephthalites have often been grouped under the appellation of "Tokharistan school of art", or the "Hephthalite stage in the History of Central Asia Art". The paintings of
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Li, Chunxiang; Li, Hongjie; Cui, Yinqiu; Xie, Chengzhi; Cai, Dawei; Li, Wenying; Mair, Victor H; Xu, Zhi; Zhang, Quanchao; Abuduresule, Idelisi; Jin, Li; Zhu, Hong; Zhou, Hui (December 2010).
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The Buddhas are surrounded by numerous caves and surfaces decorated with paintings. It is thought that the period of florescence was from the 6th to 8th century AD, until the onset of
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is also striking. According to Rowland the Bactrian art of Khalchayan thus survived for several centuries through its influence in the art of Gandhara, thanks to the patronage of the
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being almost exclusively European, it has been suggested that Mal'ta had some kind of cultural and cultic connection with Europe during that time period, but this remains unsettled.
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became the capital of the short-lived Shaybanid empire during the reign of Ubaydallah Khan (1533–1540). The khanate reached its greatest extent and influence under its penultimate
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attributes the destruction of Ai Khanoum to the Yuezhi, rather than to the alternative 'conquerors' and destroyers of the last vestiges of Greek power in Bactria, the Sakas..."
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denoting nobility and officials; and a figure with radiate crown, both with royal ribbons. Attributed to the Hephthalites, and recently dated to the 5th–6th century AD.
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We cannot exclude the possibility that this action was related to the dramatic events of the year 1212, when Samarqand was taken by the Khwarazmshah Muḥammad b. Tekish.
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After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001: A UNESCO's Emergency Activity for the Recovering and Rehabilitation of Cliff and Niches
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depicted. From the mid-12th century, beauty standards too evolve, with round and serene faces with almond-shaped eyes becoming uniquitous in artistic representations.
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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia, Volume 2 The Eastern Chin and Sixteen Kingdoms Period in China and Tumshuk, Kucha and Karashahr in Central Asia (2 vols)
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A variety of artefacts of Hellenistic style, often with Persian influence, were also excavated at Ai-Khanoum, such as a round medallion plate describing the goddess
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Masters of the Steppe: The Impact of the Scythians and Later Nomad Societies of Eurasia: Proceedings of a conference held at the British Museum, 27-29 October 2017
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and adjoining parts of Central Asia and South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. The Kidarites belonged to a complex of peoples known collectively in India as the
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in southern China. Saka warriors could also have served as mercenaries for the various kingdoms of ancient China. Excavations of the prehistoric art of the
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during the 5th to 8th centuries. They existed as an Empire, the "Imperial Hephthalites", and were militarily important from 450 AD, when they defeated the
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Female figurine of the "Bactrian princess" type; 2500–1500; chlorite (dress and headdresses) and limestone (head, hands and a leg); height: 13.33 cm;
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started to appear in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin, as Buddhist art was spreading eastward. These Chinese characteristics appear in the art of the
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Dai Matsui – A Mongolian Decree from the Chaghataid Khanate Discovered at Dunhuang. Aspects of Research into Central Asian Buddhism, 2008, pp. 159–178
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and send them to Bactria. Persia subsequently conscripted Greek men from these settlements in Bactria into their military, as did Alexander later.
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served as the official palace of the rulers of Samarkand. The oldest surviving Sogdian monumental wall murals date to the 5th century and are the
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Jordana, Xavier (2009). "The warriors of the steppes: osteological evidence of warfare and violence from Pazyryk tumuli in the Mongolian Altai".
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statues showed Kushan princes in dignified attitudes, while some of the sculptural scenes are thought to depict the Kushans fighting against the
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Under Persian rule, many Greeks were deported to Bactria, so that their communities and language became common in the area. During the reign of
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in the early 15th century, many Persian artistic traits became interwoven with existing Mongol art. Timur made Samarkand one of the centers of
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The Kushans apparently favoured royal portraiture, as can be seen in their coins and their dynastic sculptures. A monumental sculpture of King
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are exceedingly numerous in Pazyryk work; the Pazyryk beasts are locked in such bitter fights that the victim's hindquarters become inverted.
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Saka influences have been identified as far as Korea and Japan. Various Korean artifacts, such as the royal crowns of the kingdom of
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Princely figure related to the Seljuq sultan or one of his local vassals or successors, Seljuk period, Iran, late 12th–13th century.
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appear portraits of Royal families, composed of the King, Queen and young Prince. They are accompanied by monks, and men in caftan.
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of the end of the 2nd–1st century BC is probably one of the first known manifestations of Kushan art. It is ultimately derived from
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called them Kidarites Huns, or "Huns who are Kidarites". The Huna/ Xionite tribes are often linked, albeit controversially, to the
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According to Benjamin Rowland, the styles and ethnic type visible in Kalchayan already anticipate the characteristics of the later
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The first modern human occupation in the difficult climates of North and Central Asia is dated to circa 40,000 ago, with the early
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Both ancient sources and archaeological finds from graves confirm that the Huns wore elaborately decorated golden or gold-plated
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modeled on a wooden frame were often used, a technique which would become widespread in Central Asia and the East, especially in
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After annexation to the Persian empire by Cyrus in the sixth century, Bactria together with Margiana formed the Twelfth Satrapy.
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Chotscho: Facsimile-Wiedergaben der Wichtigeren Funde der Ersten Königlich Preussischen Expedition nach Turfan in Ost-Turkistan
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The Buddhist art of Bamiyan covers a period from the early centuries of the Common Era, culminating with the building of the
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Archaeological missions unearthed various structures, some of them perfectly Hellenistic, some other integrating elements of
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Sims, Vice-President Eleanor G.; Sims, Eleanor; Marshak, Boris Ilʹich; Grube, Ernst J.; I, Boris Marshak (January 2002).
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The Emir of Bukhara and the notables of the city watch how the heads of Russian soldiers are impaled on poles. Samarkand
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Painting of a cowherd listening to a sermon of the Buddha, from the right wall of the main hall. Cave of the Statues.
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A Hunnish oval openwork fibula set with a carnelian and decorated with a geometric pattern of gold wire, 4th century,
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In India, only a few Hellenistic sculptural remains have been found, mainly small items in the excavations of Sirkap.
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Empire. Initially the rulers of the Chagatai Khanate recognized the supremacy of the Great Khan, but by the reign of
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Folio sheet from a Qur'an, found in the sanctuary of Katta Langar, south of Samarkand, first half of the 8th century.
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Detail of a Kara-Khanid ruler of Samarkand (sitting cross-legged on a throne in the complete reconstructed relief),
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the once vibrant cities of Bukhara and Samarkand. However, in 1370, Samarkand saw a revival as the capital of the
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platter", from Iran, Samanids dynasty. 9th-10th century. Islamic Art Museum (Museum für Islamische Kunst), Berlin
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was influential on Kushan art, and this influence remained active for several centuries in northwest South Asia.
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Other kurgan cemeteries associated with the culture include those of Bashadar, Tuekta, Ulandryk, Polosmak and
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Arjomand, Said Amir (2012). "Patrimonial state". In Böwering, Gerhard; Crone, Patricia; Mirza, Mahan (eds.).
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From the late second millennium BC until very recently, the grasslands of Central Asia – stretching from the
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Non-Muslim Provinces under Early Islam: Islamic Rule and Iranian Legitimacy in Armenia and Caucasian Albania
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Alram, Michael; Filigenzi, Anna; Kinberger, Michaela; Nell, Daniel; Pfisterer, Matthias; Vondrovec, Klaus.
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Alram, Michael; Filigenzi, Anna; Kinberger, Michaela; Nell, Daniel; Pfisterer, Matthias; Vondrovec, Klaus.
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Alram, Michael; Filigenzi, Anna; Kinberger, Michaela; Nell, Daniel; Pfisterer, Matthias; Vondrovec, Klaus.
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after several years in Switzerland by Paul Bucherer-Dietschi, Director of the Swiss Afghanistan Institute.
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columns. Many artifacts are dated to the 2nd century BC, which corresponds to the early Indo-Greek period.
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and his descendants and successors. At its height in the late 13th century, the khanate extended from the
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Rowland, Benjamin (1971). "Graeco-Bactrian Art and Gandhāra: Khalchayan and the Gandhāra Bodhisattvas".
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Camel figurine; late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BC; copper alloy; 8.89 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Many objects suggesting exchanges with Central Asia have been found, especially in Northern Wei tombs.
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was of a similar styles as other Iranian peoples of the steppes, which is referred to collectively as
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of northern Siberia dated to circa 31,000 BCE. By around 21,000 BCE, two main cultures developed: the
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A. M. Belenitskii and B. I. Marshak (1981), "Part One: the Paintings of Sogdiana" in Guitty Azarpay,
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A. M. Belenitskii and B. I. Marshak (1981), "Part One: the Paintings of Sogdiana" in Guitty Azarpay,
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A. M. Belenitskii and B. I. Marshak (1981), "Part One: the Paintings of Sogdiana" in Guitty Azarpay,
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tombs of the Kingdom of Silla, in South-East Korea. "Afganistan, les trésors retrouvés", 2006, p282,
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in 1219, at a time when the Khwarazmian Empire ruled the area, initially under the suzerainty of the
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but also their fluidity in incorporating the symbols of sedentary society into their own artworks.
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ruled the southern part of Central Asia from the 3rd to the 2nd century BC, with their capital at
1156:(dress and headdresses) and limestone (face and neck); height: 17.3 cm, width: 16.1 cm; 13572: 13052: 13019: 12995: 12989: 12974: 12817: 12511: 12458: 12346: 12223: 12128: 11972: 11854: 11263: 11213: 11064: 10820: 10602: 8803:"Archaeological Survey of Kizil: Its Groups of Caves, Districts, Chronology and Buddhist Schools" 7975:
Azarpay, Guitty; Belenickij, Aleksandr M.; Maršak, Boris Il'ič; Dresden, Mark J. (January 1981).
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Azarpay, Guitty; Belenickij, Aleksandr M.; Maršak, Boris Il'ič; Dresden, Mark J. (January 1981).
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Empires and Exchanges in Eurasian Late Antiquity: Rome, China, Iran, and the Steppe, ca. 250–750
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The Cambridge World History: Volume 4, A World with States, Empires and Networks 1200 BCE–900 CE
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Luster star-shaped tile, showing a sultan surrounded by members of the court, dated 1211–12 CE.
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Upshur, Jiu-Hwa L.; Terry, Janice J.; Holoka, Jim; Cassar, George H.; Goff, Richard D. (2011).
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Female figurine of the "Bactrian princess" type; between 3rd millennium and 2nd millennium BC;
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Terracotta head of a male figure, Kushano-Sasanian period, Gandhara region, 4th–5th century AD
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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Attila, Michael Maas, Cambridge University Press, 2014
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depicting the Sassanid emperors engaged in hunting or administering justice. The example of
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History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations, A.D. 250 to 750
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History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations, A.D. 250 to 750
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History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations, A.D. 250 to 750
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Handled weight; late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BC; chlorite; 25.08 x 19.69 x 4.45 cm;
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Central Asia fell largely under the control of Russia in the 19th century, following the
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who invaded Eastern Europe during a similar period. They are entirely different from the
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Central Asia has always been a crossroads of cultural exchange, the hub of the so-called
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Bosworth, C.E. (1968). "The Development of Persian Culture under the Early Ghaznavids".
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Due to the lack of proper stones for sculptural work in the area of Ai-Khanoum, unbaked
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Axe with eagle-headed demon & animals; late 3rd millennium-early 2nd millennium BC;
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Dignas, Assistant Professor of History Beate; Dignas, Beate; Winter, Engelbert (2007).
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On the Trail of the Indo-Europeans: From Neolithic Steppe Nomads to Early Civilisations
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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
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Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Present
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show a pairing of a male and female deity with outstretched hands holding a miniature
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metalworkers. Animal processions of the Assyro-Achaemenian type also appealed to many
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The remarkable textiles recovered from the Pazyryk burials include the oldest woollen
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
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circa 1370. After the Mongol invasions, a new period of prosperity thus started, the
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in the border of modern-day Mongolia and China, roughly corresponding to the defunct
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The main known remains from this period are the ruins and artifacts of their city of
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Along the ancient silk routes: Central Asian art from the West Berlin State Museums
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leaves and various animals (crabs, dolphins etc...), numerous remains of Classical
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Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s
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and as donors to the Buddha in the ceiling painting of the 35-meter Buddha at the
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Belt buckle with Europoid types, Mongolia or southern Siberia, 2nd–1st century BC.
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The Persian Empire: Studies in geography and ethnography of the ancient Near East
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Vessel with bull's head spout, Ghaznavid dynasty, late 11th to early 12th century
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Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. (1959). "The Ethnic Name Hun". In Egerod, Soren (ed.).
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Seals, sealings and tokens from Bactria to Gandhara : 4th to 8th century CE
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Kageyama (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kobe, Japan), Etsuko (2007).
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Seals, sealings and tokens from Bactria to Gandhara : 4th to 8th century CE
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The mural, "Dance of princess Chandraprabha", with frames probably derived from
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Numerous Buddhist caves cover the northern side of the Tarim Basin, such as the
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La femme des origines : images de la femme dans la préhistoire occidentale
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Kara-Khanid bands of inscription with running animals, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE.
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power finally waned, and local Iranian dynasties were established, creating an
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became a centre for the development of Buddhist art, and a major relay for the
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circa 600 AD (the 38-meter Buddha they decorate is carbon dated to 544–595 AD).
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probably symbolize his wealth. His grandiose regnal title is inscribed in the
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Poster of 3 different men with the word "friendship" underneath. Central Asia
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Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images. Persian paintings of the 1330s and 1340s
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Rosewater bottle, Buyid art, early 12th century, Iran. Freer Gallery of Art.
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Great decorated panel from a Samanid residential complex, 9th-10th century,
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Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
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Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
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were translated into Chinese by Kuchean monks, the most famous of whom was
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ruler named Sri Ranasrikari "The Lord who brings excellence through war" (
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Details from Praṇidhi scene No. 5. Central Asian and Asian Buddhist monks.
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style, in the niche of the 38 meters Buddha, next to the Sun God, Bamiyan.
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The statues represented a later evolution of the classic blended style of
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Kushano-Sasanian footed cup with medallion, 3rd-4th century AD, Bactria,
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Ghaznavid portrait of a characteristically Turkic individual, Palace of
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capital, found at Ai-Khanoum in the citadel by the troops of Commander
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Fertility goddesses, named "Bactrian princesses", made from limestone,
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from the second quarter of the 16th century to the late 18th century.
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cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with
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HEIDEMANN, STEFAN; DE LAPÉROUSE, JEAN-FRANÇOIS; PARRY, VICKI (2014).
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towards the Pure Lands. Painting on silk (Library Cave), Late Tang.
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8307:"Sogdian Sānak, a Manichaean Bishop of the 5th–Early 6th Centuries" 7292:
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Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia: Shepherds, Farmers, and Nomads
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face found in the administrative palace. Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC
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and Southern Siberia from ancient times. They were in contact with
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The Yuezhi: Origin, Migration and the Conquest of Northern Bactria
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Example of figural earthenware ceramics from Samanid period. From
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Artistic florescence occurred especially during the period of the
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The Hepthalites appears in several mural paintings in the area of
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Some traces remain of the presence of the Kushans in the areas of
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on a chariot, in front of a fire altar, and under a depiction of
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The radiate crown is comparable to the crown of the king on the
6084:. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p.  3937:). In this realistic portrait, he wears the Turkic double-lapel 3182:. These works of art are considered as an artistic synthesis of 3073:
Stamp seal with a bearded figure in Sasanian dress, wearing the
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Beaker with birds on the rim; late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BC;
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ivory. The figures are about 23,000 years old and stem from the
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Compareti (University of California, Berkeley), Matteo (2015).
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Compareti (University of California, Berkeley), Matteo (2007).
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of the 1st century AD. Treasure Cave C (Cave 83). MIK III 8443.
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photographs held wooden pegs that stabilized the outer stucco.
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Sundermann, Werner; Hintze, Almut; Blois, François de (2009).
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to became the main power in Central Asia from the time of the
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Bracelet with horned female busts. Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC.
2142:, ink wells, tableware. An almost life-sized dark green glass 2022:, the statue is thought to have been a smaller version of the 1565:
Belt Buckle, Mongolia or southern Siberia, 2nd–1st century BC.
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and rider, Pazyryk Kurgan 5, Altai, Southern Russia c. 241 BC.
13432: 13267: 13249: 11874: 11766: 11693: 11643: 11492: 11138: 9557:"THE SILK ROAD CULTURE AND ANCIENT TURKISH WALL PAINTED TOMB" 8053:"The Hephthalite Terracotta // Silk Road Art and Archaeology" 5242: 4969: 4192: 3558: 3293: 3227: 3151: 3003: 2991: 2822: 2812: 1788: 1704: 1654: 1506: 1390: 1121: 1109: 940: 10079: 9442:"Inlaid Rings and East-West Interaction in the Han-Tang Era" 9193:. New Haven : Yale University Press. pp. 293–294. 9089:. British Library. Serindia Publications, Inc. p. 110. 9016:. British Library. Serindia Publications, Inc. p. 110. 5144:
invaded Central Asia in the early 13th century. The unified
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Imprint from a mold found in Ai-Khanoum. 3rd-2nd century BC.
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Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). "East Iran in Late Antiquity".
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See Barnes, Parekh and Hudson, p. 87; Barraclough, p. 127;
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4965: 4946: 4820: 4596: 4492: 3574: 3006:). This points to a "political and cultural unification of 2792: 2645: 2434: 2325: 2294: 2030: 2015: 1674: 1662: 1646: 1291: 1125: 1076:, dated to c. 2200–1700 BC, located in present-day eastern 10201: 10096: 10094: 5313: 5241:. In the mid 15th century the empire moved its capital to 4706:, circa 1200 CE. It was possibly defaced in 1212 when the 3710:: Model of a Silk Road camel driver, Northern Wei period. 2332:, displaying expressive and sometimes grotesque features. 1171:
Ancient bowl with animals, Bactria, 3rd–2nd millennium BC.
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The Ghaznavids were a dynasty of Turkic slave-soldiers...
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Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (24 November 2013).
7951:. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 12–13. 6939:
Greek Art in Central Asia, Afghan – Encyclopaedia Iranica
6783:"Deuxième campagne de fouilles d'Aï Khanoum en Bactriane" 5895:, vol. II (Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 1997), 583. 2703:
Detail of Hunnish gold and garnet bracelet, 5th century,
2385:: "The Great King, King of Kings, Son of God, Kanishka". 1215:
Monstrous male figure; late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BC;
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Islamic Central Asia: an anthology of historical sources
8727: 8293:. Berlin: Berlin Freie Universität. p. 69, item 1). 8287:
THE HEPHTHALITES: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
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The Hephthalites: Archaeological and Historical Analysis
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Thundering Zeus : the making of Hellenistic Bactria
5731:. 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica. 5419:(ceremonial hanging); late 1700s; cotton; 92 × 63; from 4421: 10593:
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The Fall Of The West: The Death Of The Roman Superpower
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THE Hephthalites: Archeological and Historical Analysis
7354: 7239: 7169:"Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper" 6338: 6165:
Pankova, Svetlana; Simpson, St John (21 January 2021).
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origin, at their greatest extent ruling large parts of
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Western Buddha, Niche, ceiling, east section E1 and E2.
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Probable Hephthalite royal couple in the murals of the
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warrior, as a defeated enemy of the Yuezhi, Khalchayan.
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civilisation of Yunnan have revealed hunting scenes of
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ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity
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Coins, Art and Chronology Ii, Edited by M. Alram et al
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Mina'i ware
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The Giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Safeguarding the remains
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The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3, E. Yarshater
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Gold ewer of the Buyid Period, mentioning Buyid ruler
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Islamic art diffused in Central Asia with the rule of
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in 225 AD. The Kushano-Sassanids traded goods such as
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Bronze Herakles statuette. Ai-Khanoum. 2nd century BC.
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Tribes of Europoid type appear to have been active in
946:
The arts of recent centuries are mainly influenced by
10938:"Prehistoric Art - Early Nomads of the Altaic Region" 10118: 9239:"An Iranian Silver Vessel from the Tomb of Feng Hetu" 8886:
Waugh, Daniel (Historian, University of Washington).
8715: 7633:. Berlin: Berlin Freie Universität. pp. 135–136. 7288: 6662:
The Art of Gandhara in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
5342:(Astrakhanids or Toqay Timurids). They were the last 3946: 3866:
Silver artifacts from Khakassia, associated wjth the
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Stone recipients from Ai-Khanoum. 3rd-2nd century BC.
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and were often described for their foreign features.
10464:; Endicott-West, Elizabeth; Matuszewski, Daniel C.; 8987:
Sogdian Painting: the Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art
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Sogdian Painting: the Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art
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Sogdian Painting: the Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art
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Sogdian Painting: The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art
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Sogdian Painting: The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art
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Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Litvinsky, B. A. (January 1996).
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Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Litvinsky, B. A. (January 1996).
7333: 6760:. University of California Press. pp. 215–216. 6611:. University of California Press. pp. 135–136. 5480:. It comprised the oasis region to the south of the 3405:
in the lunette over the entrance of Maya Cave, 224,
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Sculpture of an old man. Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC.
1874:, with generally much fewer known artistic remains. 1772:
Persian soldiers (left) fighting against Scythians.
1359:) similar to the tomb mounds of Scythian culture in 8255:Lerner, Judith A.; Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2011). 8254: 7725:Lerner, Judith A.; Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2011). 7724: 7575: 5891:David Testen, "Old Persian and Avestan Phonology", 5859: 1620:, a historical burial site near ex-capital city of 1100:(1976). Bactria was the Greek name for Old Persian 920:culture, are all part of this complicated history. 12509: 9989:, 2nd edition, Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, pp 14–15, 9968:, 2nd edition, Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, pp 12–13, 9779: 9528:Journal of Social and Humanities Sciences Research 8303:Latest 5th-6th century CE date in Livshits (2000) 8014:(PhD thesis). Free University, Berlin. p. 67. 7981:. University of California Press. pp. 92–93. 7892:. University of California Press. pp. 92–93. 7780: 7450: 7295:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 284, note 14. 7226: 6733:. University of California Press. pp. 43–44. 6730:Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria 6372:Crowns similar to the Scythian ones discovered in 5709: 5539: 1688:, some Saka may also have migrated to the area of 10564:Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, conqueror of the world 9675:. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Archived from 9577:Cosmo, Nicola Di; Maas, Michael (26 April 2018). 9564:The Journal of International Civilization Studies 8925: 8923: 8752:(in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. p. 184. 8647:. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Archived from 7337:Peerless Images: Persian Painting and Its Sources 6171:. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. pp. 218–219. 4689: 4487:; at its greatest extent encompassing modern-day 4416:Coran from Katta Langar, decorative band (detail) 3730:military official, 438–501) in Xiaozhan village, 3124:The Buddhas of Bamiyan (shown before 2001), were 3026:show the life of the Hephthalite ruling class of 2096:Hellenistic gargoyle. Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC. 13605: 10499: 10453: 9583:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 350–354. 9112:"Maracanda/Samarkand, une métropole pré-mongole" 8673:, again borrowed the Sasanian royal regalia" in 6258:"Cultural Authority in the Art of the Scythians" 6115:Traders and raiders on China's northern frontier 6077: 6053:Traders and raiders on China's northern frontier 6027:Atwood, Christopher P.; Andreeva, Petya (2018). 5432: 5213:During the mid-14th century, the Chagatais lost 4352: 4349:, which also affected the arts of Central Asia. 3796:A ewer with Greco-Roman scenes from the tomb of 2010:Various sculptural fragments were also found at 954:that developed among the nomadic peoples of the 10841: 10819: 10512:(5th ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 433. 8594:"Bamiyan: Buddhist Cave Temples in Afghanistan" 8563:"From Ruins of Afghan Buddhas, a History Grows" 8483:International Herald Tribune/The New York Times 7592: 7590: 7480: 7468: 7444: 7432: 7420: 7408: 7396: 7384: 7372: 7048:Stokstad, Marilyn; Cothren, Michael W. (2014). 7047: 3597:(central figure, inscription of the neck), and 3417: 2367: 1830:Hellenistic and Greco-Bactrian art (265–145 BC) 10906:. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 1–256. 10426: 9700: 8920: 8509:. Motilal Banarsidass publishers. p. 43. 6164: 6026: 3820:Gem-inlaid gold ring of Central Asian design, 3446:Praṇidhi scene, temple 9 (Cave 20), including 2936:, to 560 AD, date of their defeat to combined 2759:, or "Kidara Huns", were a dynasty that ruled 2610:Possible Kushano-Sasanian plate, excavated in 2242: 12495: 11049: 10766:Levi, Scott Cameron; Sela, Ron, eds. (2010). 10555: 9985:Sophie Ibbotson and Max Lovell-Hoare (2016), 9964:Sophie Ibbotson and Max Lovell-Hoare (2016), 8591: 8479:"Afghans consider rebuilding Bamiyan Buddhas" 8057:Journal of the Institute of Silk Road Studies 7753: 7697: 7596: 7185: 5629:Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Spices and silk festival 5041:was the last Turco-Persian Empire before the 3138:in the 6th-century AD. monumental statues of 2821:) appears to the right of the standing king. 2480:, seated) and attendants, Bactria, 74–258 AD. 2312:, and possibly from the art of the cities of 1941:Ai- Khanoum mosaic (central detail in color). 846: 10679:"The Kidarites, the numismatic evidence.pdf" 10284:Komaroff, 4; Michelsen and Olafsdotter, 76; 10136: 9912:. Paris: Louvre Editions. pp. 221–222. 9732:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 5–7. 9343: 8912:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 8773: 8438: 8436: 8261:Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 8163:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 8050: 8027:"THE HEPHTHALITES: ICONOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS" 7731:Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 7597:Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Litvinsky, B. A. (1996). 7587: 5104:Mina'i Lobed bowl, early 13th century, Iran. 3748:(389–589 AD) of China, ruled by the nomadic 2231:(a monumental temple), and in the palace of 2114:pulled by lions, a votive sacrifice and the 1112:), in what is now northern Afghanistan, and 12802:Seleukos I Nikator Tetradrachm from Babylon 11063: 10864: 9610:. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 185–186. 9419:. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 154. 9344:CARPINO, ALEXANDRA; JAMES, JEAN M. (1989). 9086:The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith 9013:The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith 8780:. Princeton University Press. p. 438. 8181:Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations 7860:. Cambridge University Press. p. 484. 7807: 7645:"DelbarjīnELBARJĪN – Encyclopaedia Iranica" 6344: 5904: 5862:"Female Figurines of the Upper Paleolithic" 5822:The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History 5740: 5020: 4388:Decorated niche from the Abbasid mosque of 3882:Warrior statue; 8th–10th century; from the 3150:, 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of 2799:, who replaced them about a century later. 2344:from Khalchayan, and the head of Gandharan 83:(2nd century BC), and funerary statue from 12502: 12488: 11056: 11042: 10856:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 10774: 9838:Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art 9820:Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art 9607:History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set 9518: 9059:History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set 8587: 8585: 8583: 8124:Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology 7944: 7787:. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. 6428:. Cambridge University Press. p. 83. 5092:with horserider, early 13th century, Iran. 4643:Izz al-Dawla Bakhtiyar ibn Mu'izz al-Dawla 3744:From the 4th to the 6th centuries AD, the 3573:Afrasyab Chinese Embassy (left), carrying 3128:to 544–595 AD and 591–644 AD respectively. 3090: 2417:Figures in the embroidered carpets of the 1877: 1432:tribesmen and are featured in their arts. 853: 839: 12367:Murals from the Christian temple at Qocho 10901: 10802: 10792: 10478:. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 57. 10332:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2006. 10009:Turko-Mongol rulers, cities and city life 10000: 9939:Turko-Mongol rulers, cities and city life 9878:Turko-Mongol rulers, cities and city life 9576: 9554: 9392:. Univ of California Press. p. 174. 9385: 9381: 9379: 9082: 9006: 8433: 8403: 8209: 8184:. Infobase Publishing. pp. 141–142. 8091: 7945:Margottini, Claudio (20 September 2013). 7881: 7879: 7877: 7834: 7558:The Alkhan: A Hunnic People in South Asia 7531:The Alkhan: A Hunnic People in South Asia 7245: 7224: 7015: 6912: 6665:. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 7. 6213: 6194: 5734: 4891:Ghaznavid sculpted architecture, marble, 4863:Ghaznavid sculpted architecture, marble, 2518:Kushano-Sasanian art (3rd–4th century AD) 2223:. Archaeological structures are known in 1803:, forming the twelfth satrapy of Persia. 1791:for a time, and were then annexed to the 10955: 10865:Mallory, J. P.; Mair, Victor H. (2000). 10844:Studia Serica Bernhard Karlgren dedicata 10765: 10663: 10634: 10625: 10601: 10590: 10139:"Le Palais ghaznévide de Lashkari Bazar" 10124: 10112: 10100: 10085: 10060: 10035: 9701:Allegranzi, Viola; Aube, Sandra (2022). 9339: 9337: 8592:Higuchi, Takayasu; Barnes, Gina (1995). 8452:. ICOMOS. pp. 18–19. Archived from 8304: 8283: 8024: 8004: 8000: 7998: 7970: 7968: 7940: 7938: 7936: 7913: 7853: 7623: 7492: 7360: 7144: 7121: 7095: 7043: 7041: 7039: 7037: 7035: 6757:Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 6722: 6720: 6718: 6701:. Pearson Education India. p. 375. 6658: 6638:. Pearson Education India. p. 374. 6584:. Pearson Education India. p. 373. 6573: 6571: 6547: 6448: 6297: 6255: 6195:Francfort, Henri-Paul (1 January 2020). 6111: 6107: 6105: 6049: 5929: 5765: 5624: 5436: 5113: 5024: 4794: 4693: 3277: 2730: 2204: 2105: 1998: 1881: 1767: 1607: 1285: 1108:) (named for its capital Bactra, modern 965: 13580: 12622:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 12214:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 11104:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 10717: 10685:. Coins, Art and Chronology II: 91–146. 10561: 10416:. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10406: 10065:. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 231. 10040:. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 234. 9855:. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 222. 9757:. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 178. 9705:. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 181. 9491: 9465: 9416:China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD 9346:"Commentary on the Li Xian Silver Ewer" 9169: 8852: 8800: 8674: 8580: 8470: 7837:"From the Kushans to the Western Turks" 7228:"From the Kushans to the Western Turks" 7186:Marshak, Boris; Grenet, Frantz (2006). 6976: 6835: 6780: 6356:"Les Saces", Iaroslav Lebedynsky, p.73 5983: 5472:territories, and was administered as a 5314:Khanate of Bukhara and Khanate of Khiva 5195:no longer obeyed the emperor's orders. 3142:carved into the side of a cliff in the 2538:Persians who established their rule in 1973:Sun dial within two sculpted lion feet. 1810:, the inhabitants of the Greek city of 1487:Decorated tapestry with seated goddess 1063:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 36:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 13606: 13518: 13471: 13406: 13346:Kungas Brahmi Buddhatala Varhran (II) 12638: 12600: 12566: 12469:Siberian Collection of Peter the Great 10979: 10940:. The Hermitage Museum. Archived from 10696: 10509:Cengage Advantage Books: World History 9907: 9903: 9901: 9660: 9603: 9376: 9313: 9311: 9300:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 9236: 9109: 9062:. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 243. 9055: 8733: 8721: 8709: 8632: 8554: 8502: 8442: 8297: 8177: 8171: 8073: 8018: 7874: 7554: 7527: 6935: 6753: 6112:So, Jenny F.; Bunker, Emma C. (1995). 6050:So, Jenny F.; Bunker, Emma C. (1995). 5853: 5665:Galleries and Works of the MIHO MUSEUM 5620: 5237:and remained a subject of interest to 5198: 4900: 4148: 4137: 4128: 4029: 4018: 4007: 3996: 3985: 3958: 2320:. At Khalchayan, rows of in-the-round 1400:State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg 1041:. These figures consist most often of 13569: 13546: 13504: 13387: 13356: 13324: 13308: 13280: 13130: 13118: 13090: 12926: 12896: 12889: 12849: 12842: 12738: 12708: 12697: 12680: 12648: 12620: 12618: 12483: 11037: 10676: 10643:. Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 33–44. 10006: 9936: 9875: 9850: 9777: 9752: 9725: 9512: 9439: 9334: 9135:"Ancient Iranian Decorative Textiles" 8859:Rhie, Marylin Martin (15 July 2019). 8397: 7995: 7965: 7933: 7847: 7581: 7340:. Yale University Press. p. 13. 7032: 7010: 7008: 6972: 6970: 6968: 6966: 6964: 6962: 6960: 6747: 6715: 6694: 6688: 6631: 6625: 6577: 6568: 6228: 6138: 6102: 5834: 5811: 5809: 5678: 5559:, the name for the region during the 4479:(819–999). The empire was centred in 4470: 4422:Iranian Intermezzo (9–10th centuries) 4265: 4212: 4201: 4190: 4157: 4117: 4104: 4093: 4082: 4071: 4062: 4051: 4040: 3976: 3967: 3190:from India, with influences from the 2526:(also called "Kushanshas" KΟÞANΟ ÞAΟ 2476:Painting of a Kushan ruler (probably 2130:, a fully preserved bronze statue of 1496: 1051:Upper Paleolithic portable statuettes 13516:Ishbara Yabgu Wu-shih-po Pantu Nili 10885: 10677:Cribb, Joe (2010). Alram, M. (ed.). 9570: 9548: 9412: 9186: 9116:Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 8879: 8858: 8777:The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism 8560: 8476: 7747: 7498: 7147:"We Drank Soma, We Became Immortal…" 7078: 6953:Also a Saka according to this source 6774: 6726: 6604: 5957: 5930:Haarmann, Harald (26 January 2021). 5723: 5721: 5460:(1867–1917) was the western part of 5163:. that comprised the lands ruled by 4657:Buyid silk in pseudo-Sasanian style. 4604: 4329:that today includes all or parts of 4254: 4232: 4223: 4168: 3657:plate with decoration of a besieged 3022:The banquet scenes in the murals of 2862:Hephthalite art (4th–6th century AD) 1989:, a type only known from Ai-Khanoum. 1763: 1700:horsemen in Central Asian clothing. 1282:Pazyrik culture (6th–3rd century BC) 1276: 1140:role, pacifying the untamed forces. 961: 12424:Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription 10746: 10308:. Metropolitan Museum of Art (2021) 10299: 10011:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 115–120. 9898: 9880:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 114–115. 9604:Baumer, Christoph (18 April 2018). 9597: 9308: 9076: 9056:Baumer, Christoph (18 April 2018). 8685: 8339: 8067: 7661: 7637: 7456: 7251: 6936:Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. 6829: 5815: 5661: 5484:, but not the protectorates of the 5053:, in the decades leading up to the 4718:A palatial structure dating to the 4675:Turkic dynasties (9–13th centuries) 4243: 4179: 3941:. Late 7th to early 8th century AD. 3718:plate with hunting scene, from the 3326:Indian and Central Asian influences 2461:Kushan men in caftan and boots, at 2350:the Gandharan head of a Bodhisattva 1116:was the Greek name for the Persian 876:, in areas corresponding to modern 13: 13139: 12797: 12739: 12570:Chronology of the Neolithic period 12419:Pul-i-Darunteh Aramaic inscription 11420:Silk Road transmission of Buddhism 10888:"Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden" 10827:. University of California Press. 10063:Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan 10038:Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan 9910:Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan 9853:Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan 9755:Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan 9703:Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan 9630:Göbl 1967, 254; Vondrovec tyre 254 9519:ALTINKILIÇ, Dr. Arzu Emel (2020). 9498:(in Russian). Litres. p. 50. 9386:Whitfield, Susan (13 March 2018). 9317: 9213: 8561:Gall, Carlotta (6 December 2006). 8477:Gall, Carlotta (5 December 2006). 8387:"Stamp-seal; bezel British Museum" 7510: 7022:Proceedings of the British Academy 7005: 6957: 6919:Proceedings of the British Academy 6885:KHALCHAYAN – Encyclopaedia Iranica 6214:Ollermann, Hans (22 August 2019). 5806: 5109: 3947:Islamic Golden Age in Central Asia 3804:, 569 AD. It was probably made in 3679:Central Asian art in ancient China 3312:Silk Road transmission of Buddhism 2951:, especially in banquet scenes at 2342:the famous head of a Yuezhi prince 1537:notes that the statuette displays 14: 13625: 13144:Coin of Ardashir I, Hamadan mint. 11830:Desert castles of ancient Khorezm 11021: 10720:Journal of Archaeological Science 9648:. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna 8885: 8745: 7854:Benjamin, Craig (16 April 2015). 7555:Bakker, Hans T. (12 March 2020). 7528:Bakker, Hans T. (12 March 2020). 7188:"Une peinture kouchane sur toile" 6465:"BACTRIA – Encyclopaedia Iranica" 6398:"金冠塚古墳 – Sgkohun.world.coocan.jp" 6298:Andreeva, Petya V. (2021-10-28). 5718: 5703: 3106:Smaller 38-meter "Eastern" Buddha 2554:. They captured the provinces of 1684:Following their expulsion by the 1080:, northern Afghanistan, southern 1035:period, with objects such as the 13581: 12727: 12625: 11008: 10688: 10570: 10546: 10533: 10420: 10400: 10382: 10364: 10346: 10320: 10292: 10278: 10260: 10242: 10195: 10177: 10130: 10054: 10029: 9979: 9958: 9930: 9869: 9844: 9826: 9808: 9788:; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; 9771: 9746: 9719: 9633: 9624: 9485: 9459: 9433: 9406: 9269: 9230: 9207: 9180: 9163: 9149: 9126: 9103: 9049: 9030: 9000: 8979: 8958: 8937: 8833: 8794: 8766: 8739: 8663: 8530: 8496: 8277: 8239: 8108: 8044: 7906: 6868: 6818:. German story with photographs 5860:Karen Diane Jennett (May 2008). 5710:Tamara Talbot Rice (July 2011). 5604: 5592: 5580: 5568: 5525: 5509: 5497: 5454:Russian conquest of Central Asia 5409: 5385: 5373: 5351: 5297: 5281: 5254: 5097: 5082: 5066: 5001: 4989: 4954: 4938: 4884: 4872: 4856: 4840: 4778: 4762: 4750: 4662: 4650: 4634: 4618: 4584: 4568: 4548: 4524: 4409: 4397: 4381: 3953: 3922: 3903: 3875: 3859: 3813: 3789: 3769: 3696: 3687: 3640: 3622: 3586: 3566: 3490: 3471: 3459: 3439: 3395: 3379: 3363: 3251: 3235: 3219: 3207: 3118:Larger 55-meter "Western" Buddha 3111: 3099: 3066: 3050: 3035: 3015: 2879: 2870: 2846: 2830: 2816: 2804: 2711: 2696: 2681: 2627: 2603: 2587: 2501: 2485: 2469: 2454: 2426: 2410: 2394: 2286: 2266: 2192: 2180: 2168: 2156: 2089: 2080:Frieze of a naked man wearing a 2073: 2061: 2049: 1978: 1966: 1946: 1934: 1747: 1731: 1716: 1570: 1558: 1546: 1514: 1480: 1468: 1456: 1260: 1253:Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1244: 1237:Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1228: 1208: 1196: 1176: 1164: 1145: 65: 56: 27: 13587:Rulers of the Ancient Near-East 12429:Kandahar Greek Edicts of Ashoka 11699:Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 10936:State Hermitage Museum (2007). 10846:. Copenhagen. pp. 223–238. 10475:The Modernization of Inner Asia 9039:"The Chinese Scene at Afrāsyāb" 8178:Higham, Charles (14 May 2014). 7828: 7801: 7774: 7718: 7691: 7655: 7617: 7548: 7521: 7327: 7309: 7281: 7263: 7218: 7179: 7161: 7138: 7115: 7089: 6946: 6929: 6906: 6892: 6876: 6805: 6679: 6652: 6598: 6536: 6511: 6502: 6493: 6484: 6457: 6442: 6415: 6390: 6366: 6350: 6291: 6256:Jacobson, Esther (1995-01-01), 6249: 6222: 6207: 6188: 6158: 6132: 6078:Maenchen,-Helfen, Otto (1973). 6070: 6043: 6033:Archaeological Research in Asia 6020: 5976: 5963: 5950: 5923: 5898: 5885: 5839:. Belin-Herscher. p. 113. 5540:Soviet Central Asia (1918–1991) 5262:Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 5229:. After the Timurids conquered 5043:Mongol invasion of Central Asia 1002:Afontova Gora-Oshurkovo culture 943:Valley, Mesopotamia and Egypt. 13564:Muslim conquest of Transoxiana 12464:Boar hunter (Hermitage Museum) 12409:Aramaic Inscription of Laghman 10959:(1996). Heather, Peter (ed.). 10611:. Princeton University Press. 10431:The Caucasus – An Introduction 9941:. Leiden: Brill. p. 120. 9796:(3rd ed.). Brill Online. 9642:"The Countenance of the other" 9350:Bulletin of the Asia Institute 9243:Bulletin of the Asia Institute 8681:. New York, Crown. p. 88. 8314:Bulletin of the Asia Institute 8074:Grenet, Frantz (15 May 2004). 6002:Encyclopædia Britannica Online 5893:Phonologies of Asia and Africa 5828: 5766:Andreeva, Petya (2022-07-14). 5759: 5672: 5655: 4945:Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar in 4690:Kara-Khanid Khanate (840-1212) 4325:(Syr Darya) rivers, a part of 4296:Muslim conquest of Transoxiana 3517: 3285:Cave of the Ring-Bearing Doves 3263: 1521:Bronze plaque of a man of the 1435:Certain geometric designs and 1418:animal representations of the 1393:silk, and two pieces of woven 1389:known, the oldest embroidered 1: 11415:Silk Road transmission of art 10980:Walter, Mariko Namba (1998). 10630:. Edinburgh University Press. 10595:. Princeton University Press. 10137:Schlumberger, Daniel (1952). 9492:Худяков, Юлий (15 May 2022). 8610:10.1080/00438243.1995.9980308 8443:Petzet, Michael, ed. (2009). 8404:Blänsdorf, Catharina (2015). 8210:Blänsdorf, Catharina (2015). 8093:10.4000/abstractairanica.4213 8051:Il'yasov, Jangar Ya. (2001). 7175:. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 7145:Polosmak, Natalia V. (2010). 7124:"History Embroidered in Wool" 7122:Polosmak, Natalia V. (2012). 6316:10.1080/1362704x.2021.1991133 5824:. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 5649: 5433:Russian Turkestan (1867–1917) 4353:Arab period (7–8th centuries) 4284: 3829: 3306:From the 3rd century AD, the 3297: 3242:Probable King of Bamiyan, in 2512:, with central Buddha figure. 2508:Buddhist pillar capital from 2118:. Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC. 2084:. Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC. 1629: 1295: 1056: 902:Silk Road transmission of art 39: 12414:Kandahar Aramaic inscription 10700:The Silk Road: a new history 10390:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 10372:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 10354:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 10268:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 10250:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 10185:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 9781:"Būyid art and architecture" 9440:Otani, Ikue (January 2015). 9237:HARPER, PRUDENCE O. (1990). 8929:von Le Coq, Albert. (1913). 7835:Rezakhani, Khodadad (2021). 7808:Goldsworthy, Adrian (2009). 7603:. UNESCO. pp. 119–120. 7271:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 7225:Rezakhani, Khodadad (2021). 7096:Yatsenko, Sergey A. (2012). 6851:(Autumn): 32. Archived from 6183:Inv. nr.Si. 1727- 1/69, 1/70 5936:. marixverlag. p. 196. 5644:Architecture of Central Asia 4298:was the 7th and 8th century 3418:Interaction with Chinese art 3214:Buddha, Cave 404 in Bamiyan. 2924: 2853:Two Kidarite princes on the 2726: 2433:Kushan worshiper with deity 2405:(1–30 AD), from his coinage. 2368:Bactria (1st–3rd century AD) 2237:artificially deformed skulls 2101: 2068:Close-up of the same statue. 1994: 1349:. The mummies are buried in 1011:culture, centered around at 984:Art of the Upper Paleolithic 7: 10823:(1973). Knight, Max (ed.). 10770:. Indiana University Press. 10703:. Oxford University Press. 10061:Collinet, Anabelle (2022). 10036:Collinet, Anabelle (2022). 9530:: 1101–1110. Archived from 6845:Oriental Numismatic Society 5971:State Hermitage Museum 2007 5905:Fortenberry, Diane (2017). 5741:Fortenberry, Diane (2017). 5637: 5551:formerly controlled by the 5392:The Registan and its three 5361:memorial complex, built by 5077:, early 13th century, Iran. 3661:, by Sogdian artists under 3632:, with an elongated skull, 3478:Bodhisattva leading a lady 2277:prince (Khalchayan palace, 2243:Khalchayan (1st century BC) 1128:, in today's Turkmenistan. 1124:, the capital of which was 10: 13630: 13374:Lakhana Udayaditya Aduman 12631: 12580:(Eastern migration of the 12579: 10583: 9413:Watt, James C. Y. (2004). 9318:Wu, Mandy Jui-man (2004). 8865:. BRILL. pp. 651 ff. 8801:Vignato, Giuseppe (2006). 8675:Rowland, Benjamin (1975). 8503:Morgan, Kenneth W (1956). 8284:KURBANOV, AYDOGDY (2010). 8249:Yabghu of the Hephthalites 8025:Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2014). 8005:Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2010). 7624:KURBANOV, AYDOGDY (2010). 6659:Behrendt, Kurt A. (2007). 6453:. F. Steiner. p. 344. 5818:"Mal'ta (ca. 20,000 B.C.)" 5679:Tarzi, Zémaryalaï (2009). 5668:. Miho Museum. p. 45. 5425:Indianapolis Museum of Art 5202: 4789:(Samarkand), 11th century. 4773:(Samarkand), 11th century. 4678: 4425: 3541:into their version of the 3521: 3267: 2916: 2897:Yabghu of the Hephthalites 2596:Metropolitan Museum of Art 2354:Philadelphia Museum of Art 2246: 2208: 1638: 1304: 1189:Metropolitan Museum of Art 1135:and clay reflect agrarian 977: 13560: 13550:Muslim conquest of Persia 13501: 13468: 13403: 13384: 13353: 13321: 13127: 13087: 13066: 13063: 13056: 12861: 12790: 12735: 12655: 12602: 12576: 12564: 12552: 12547: 12518: 12329: 12297: 12094: 12001: 11943: 11915:Siypantosh Rock Paintings 11780: 11712: 11599: 11581: 11478: 11440: 11433: 11397: 11071: 10740:10.1016/j.jas.2009.01.008 10407:Carboni, Stefano (1994). 10220:10.1163/22118993-00311P03 9778:Blair, Sheila S. (2009). 9466:Lingley, Kate A. (2014). 9170:Gorelik, Michael (1979). 9083:Whitfield, Susan (2004). 8526:– via Google Books. 7914:Kageyama, Etsuko (2016). 7085:. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 7016:Abdullaev, Kazim (2007). 6913:Abdullaev, Kazim (2007). 6836:Fedorov, Michael (2004). 6519:"Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom" 6270:10.1163/9789004491519_007 6264:, BRILL, pp. 65–80, 6235:. Routledge. p. 72. 5727:Encyclopædia Britannica, 5547:refers to the section of 5055:Mongol invasion of Persia 2741:Sasanian imperial coinage 2024:Statue of Zeus at Olympia 1439:, such as the circle and 1038:Venus figurines of Mal'ta 980:Venus figurines of Mal'ta 972:Venus figurines of Mal'ta 12362:Mogao Christian painting 11935:Zarautsoy Rock Paintings 11649:Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen 11639:Merke Turkic Sanctuaries 11001: 10965:. Blackwell Publishers. 10821:Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. 10697:Hansen, Valerie (2012). 10603:Beckwith, Christopher I. 10562:Marozzi, Justin (2004). 8305:LIVSHITS, V. A. (2000). 8136:10.1484/J.JIAAA.2.302540 7841:King of the Seven Climes 7561:. Barkhuis. p. 10. 7534:. Barkhuis. p. 17. 7233:King of the Seven Climes 7082:India under the Kushāṇas 7079:Puri, Baij Nath (1965). 6727:Holt, Frank Lee (1999). 6605:Holt, Frank Lee (1999). 6548:Benjamin, Craig (2007). 6449:Herzfeld, Ernst (1968). 6262:The Art of the Scythians 5835:Cohen, Claudine (2003). 5322:was a state centered on 5049:were mainly produced in 5021:Khwarazmians (1077–1231) 4625:Medallion of Buyid amir 4392:, Samarkand, 750-825 CE. 2837:Silver bowl, showing an 2524:Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom 2348:, giving the example of 2256:Kushan art at Khalchayan 1603: 1363:. The type site are the 34:Female statuette of the 13573:Second Turkic Khaganate 12459:Saksanokhur gold buckle 12347:Hephthalite silver bowl 12224:Chakhil-i-Ghoundi Stupa 11264:Second Turkic Khaganate 11065:History of Central Asia 10871:. Thames & Hudson. 10664:Bosworth, C.E. (2006). 10628:The Ghaznavids:994–1040 10626:Bosworth, C.E. (1963). 10541:Historical Maps on File 10427:Frederik Coene (2009). 10155:10.3406/syria.1952.4789 9908:Frantz, Grenet (2022). 9216:"Encyclopaedia Iranica" 9110:Grenet, Frantz (2004). 8894:. Washington University 8678:The art of Central Asia 7760:. UNESCO. p. 177. 7704:. UNESCO. p. 183. 7204:10.3406/crai.2006.87101 6799:10.3406/crai.1967.12124 6754:Thapar, Romila (2004). 6695:Singh, Upinder (2008). 6632:Singh, Upinder (2008). 6578:Singh, Upinder (2008). 6345:Mallory & Mair 2000 6229:Chang, Claudia (2017). 6007:Encyclopædia Britannica 5909:. Phaidon. p. 66. 5745:. Phaidon. p. 66. 5697:10.3406/ktema.2009.1754 5288:Akhangan's tomb, where 5264:in Hazrat-e Turkestan, 4681:Turco-Persian tradition 4317:, the land between the 3091:Buddhist art of Bamiyan 2767:, and in Europe as the 2639: 1878:Architecture in Bactria 1088:, centred on the upper 1000:and slightly later the 13410:First Turkic Khaganate 13145: 12865:Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 12803: 12744: 12554:Trans-Jaxartes steppes 12439:Stamp seal (BM 119999) 12199:Alexandria Prophthasia 11224:First Turkic Khaganate 11159:Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 10794:10.1186/1741-7007-8-15 10747:Kim, Hyun Jin (2015). 10149:(3/4): 263 & 267. 9794:Encyclopaedia of Islam 9726:Vacca, Alison (2017). 9446:中国北方及蒙古、貝加爾、西伯利亜地区古代文化 9187:Sims, Eleanor (2002). 8506:The Path of the Buddha 8421:Cite journal requires 8374:Cite journal requires 8227:Cite journal requires 7679:Cite journal requires 7317:"Plate British Museum" 7287:For the precise date: 6781:Bernard, Paul (1967). 6139:Prior, Daniel (2016). 5870:Texas State University 5630: 5516:Russian troops taking 5449: 5396:. From left to right: 5137: 5034: 5015:, dated 1187 CE, Iran. 4925:in the east, and from 4728:Khwarezmia was invaded 4715: 3848:First Turkic Khaganate 3776:Gilt silver bowl from 3303: 3200:country of Tokharistan 3079:Stamp seal (BM 119999) 2938:First Turkic Khaganate 2752: 2119: 2007: 1904:Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 1894: 1777: 1754:Crown from Tomb VI of 1723:"Kings with dragons", 1636: 1583:, with characteristic 1328:archaeological culture 1302: 1187:; length: 15 cm; 1154:chlorite mineral group 1070:archaeological culture 975: 275:Art of the Middle East 87:(8th–10th century AD). 13143: 12801: 12743: 12249:Gawhar Shad Mausoleum 11624:Karsakpay inscription 11079:Mal'ta–Buret' culture 10929:registration required 10670:Encyclopaedia Iranica 10435:. Routledge. p.  9753:Rante, Rocco (2022). 8697:huntingtonarchive.org 8347:: 167. Archived from 7649:www.iranicaonline.org 6979:Archives of Asian Art 6900:"View in real colors" 6469:www.iranicaonline.org 5816:Tedesco, Laura Anne. 5628: 5440: 5344:Genghisid descendants 5334:ruler, the scholarly 5148:was succeeded by the 5117: 5028: 4795:Ghaznavids (977–1186) 4697: 4535:, the burial site of 3911:Shoroon Bumbagar tomb 3281: 2734: 2496:, 2nd–4th century AD. 2205:Yuezhi and Kushan art 2109: 2002: 1961:" design, Ai-Khanoum. 1885: 1771: 1738:Battle scenes on the 1611: 1373:Siberian Ice Princess 1289: 988:Mal'ta–Buret' culture 969: 398:Art of Southeast Asia 105:Periods and movements 12512:Ancient Central Asia 12056:Kutlug Timur Minaret 11591:Noin-Ula burial site 11389:Chinese Central Asia 10989:Sino-Platonic Papers 10922:10.3366/j.ctt1g04zr8 10101:Levi & Sela 2010 10007:Karev, Yury (2013). 9937:Karev, Yury (2013). 9876:Karev, Yury (2013). 9851:Karev, Yuri (2022). 9673:Pro.geo.univie.ac.at 9646:Pro.geo.univie.ac.at 9324:Sino-Platonic Papers 8892:depts.washington.edu 8842:"俄立艾爾米塔什博物館藏克孜爾石窟壁畫" 8645:Pro.geo.univie.ac.at 8538:"booklet web E.indd" 8340:Naymark, Aleksandr. 7517:Encyclopedia Iranica 7481:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7469:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7445:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7433:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7421:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7409:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7397:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7385:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7373:Maenchen-Helfen 1973 7054:. Pearson. pp.  6554:. Isd. p. 180. 6490:Herodotus, 4.200–204 5478:governor-generalship 5270:Timurid architecture 4895:, 12–13th century AD 4714:took over Samarkand. 4283:Main Asian polities 4280:class=notpageimage| 3617:design on his dress. 3553:bronze plaques on a 2542:and in northwestern 2419:Noin-Ula burial site 1915:Persian architecture 1910:around 145 BC. 1535:Otto Maenchen-Helfen 1529:. 3–1st century BC, 1525:, later held by the 1475:Pazyryk saddlecloth. 13253:Shapur-i Shahrvaraz 12449:Siberian Ice Maiden 12239:Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan 11654:Petrovka settlement 11384:Soviet Central Asia 11309:Great Seljuq Empire 10732:2009JArSc..36.1319J 9679:on October 27, 2020 8651:on January 25, 2021 8259:. Wien: Verlag der 7729:. Wien: Verlag der 7483:, pp. 354–356. 7471:, pp. 352–354. 7435:, pp. 299–306. 7387:, pp. 321–322. 6888:. p. Figure 1. 6201:Journal des Savants 5621:Contemporary period 5545:Soviet Central Asia 5533:They Attack Unaware 5446:Vasily Vereshchagin 5442:Kazakh in a fur hat 5223:Timurid Renaissance 5209:Timurid Renaissance 5199:Timurid Renaissance 5193:Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq 5045:. Finely decorated 5013:Abu Zayd al-Kashani 4901:Seljuks (1037–1194) 4833:Indian subcontinent 4720:Kara-Khanid Khanate 4645:, 966-977 CE, Iran. 3655:Nestorian Christian 2544:Indian subcontinent 2401:Early Kushan ruler 1420:ancient Middle East 1387:knotted-pile carpet 584:Art of the Americas 323:Art of Central Asia 13496:Tong Yabghu Qaghan 13146: 12804: 12793:Hellenistic Period 12745: 12604:Afanasievo culture 12399:Buddhas of Bamiyan 12352:Chilek silver bowl 12219:Buddhas of Bamiyan 11895:Obi-Rakhmat Grotto 11684:Talapty Settlement 11470:Filippovka kurgans 11359:Khanate of Bukhara 11319:Khwarazmian Empire 11244:Ikhshids of Sogdia 11089:Afanasievo culture 10470:Waldron, Arthur N. 10300:Rugiadi, Martina. 10088:, p. 410-411. 9834:"Rosewater bottle" 9784:. In Fleet, Kate; 9555:Narantsatsral, D. 9157:"Hermitage Museum" 8746:阮, 荣春 (May 2015). 8567:The New York Times 8391:The British Museum 8263:. pp. 35–36. 7399:, p. 307-318. 7321:The British Museum 7151:SCIENCE First Hand 7128:SCIENCE First Hand 5784:10.1017/eac.2022.7 5729:Central Asian Arts 5631: 5486:Emirate of Bukhara 5450: 5398:Ulugh Beg Madrasah 5320:Khanate of Bukhara 5306:Bibi Khanym Mosque 5140:The Mongols under 5138: 5039:Khwarezmian Empire 5035: 4835:from 977 to 1186. 4831:and the northwest 4716: 4712:Muḥammad b. Tekish 4708:Khwarazmian Empire 4599:, 10th century CE. 4471:Samanids (819–999) 4437:Iranian Intermezzo 4428:Iranian Intermezzo 4376:circa 750–825 CE. 4347:Islamic Golden Age 3844:Hephthalite Empire 3822:tomb of Xu Xianxiu 3784:tomb (439-534 AD). 3746:Northern dynasties 3530:Afrasiab paintings 3304: 3288:(Cave 123) at the 3146:valley of central 3136:Buddhas of Bamiyan 3059:Buddhas of Bamiyan 2957:Buddhas of Bamiyan 2753: 2720:Walters Art Museum 2705:Walters Art Museum 2492:Buddhist mural in 2376:has been found in 2120: 2008: 1957:with Hellenistic " 1895: 1778: 1637: 1497:Art of the steppes 1303: 1290:Horseman, Pazyryk 976: 974:, circa 21,000 BCE 916:and more recently 910:Greco-Buddhist art 210:Post-Impressionism 13614:Central Asian art 13601: 13600: 13596: 13595: 13592: 13591: 13523:Irbis Bolun Cabgu 13284:Kushano-Sasanians 12749:Achaemenid Empire 12640:Andronovo Culture 12477: 12476: 12454:Ai-Khanoum plaque 12325: 12324: 12129:Chakhil-i-Ghoundi 11405:Central Asian art 11379:Russian Turkestan 11374:Chinese Turkestan 11274:Abbasid Caliphate 11238:Anxi Protectorate 11184:Kushano-Sasanians 11149:Macedonian Empire 11144:Achaemenid Empire 11114:Andronovo culture 11094:Sintashta culture 10972:978-0-631-15899-8 10878:978-0-500-05101-6 10834:978-0-520-01596-8 10710:978-0-195-15931-8 10618:978-0-691-15034-5 10519:978-1-133-38707-7 10485:978-1-315-48899-8 10460:Black, Cyril E.; 10394:www.metmuseum.org 10376:www.metmuseum.org 10358:www.metmuseum.org 10306:www.metmuseum.org 10272:www.metmuseum.org 10254:www.metmuseum.org 9995:978-1-78477-017-4 9974:978-1-78477-017-4 9617:978-1-83860-868-2 9590:978-1-108-54810-6 9505:978-5-04-141329-3 9426:978-1-58839-126-1 9399:978-0-520-95766-4 9220:iranicaonline.org 9200:978-0-300-09038-3 9096:978-1-932476-13-2 9069:978-1-83860-868-2 9023:978-1-932476-13-2 8872:978-90-04-39186-4 8787:978-1-4008-4805-8 8759:978-7-5314-6376-4 8736:, pp. 21–17. 8598:World Archaeology 8191:978-1-4381-0996-1 8080:Abstracta Iranica 7988:978-0-520-03765-6 7958:978-3-642-30051-6 7899:978-0-520-03765-6 7867:978-1-316-29830-5 7821:978-0-297-85760-0 7794:978-0-521-84925-8 7767:978-92-3-103211-0 7711:978-92-3-103211-0 7662:Ilyasov, Jangar. 7568:978-94-93194-00-7 7541:978-94-93194-00-7 7347:978-0-300-09038-3 7302:978-3-447-05937-4 7275:www.metmuseum.org 7173:www.metmuseum.org 6435:978-1-107-01652-1 6386:978-2-7118-5218-5 6279:978-90-04-49151-9 6178:978-1-78969-648-6 6125:978-0-295-97473-6 6063:978-0-295-97473-6 5943:978-3-8438-0656-5 5916:978-0-7148-7502-6 5752:978-0-7148-7502-6 5662:Inagaki, Hajime. 5557:Russian Turkestan 5458:Russian Turkestan 5363:Muhammad Shaybani 5346:to rule Bukhara. 5132:, 1341, probably 4867:, 12th century AD 4801:Ghaznavid dynasty 4605:Buyids (932–1062) 4533:Samanid Mausoleum 4491:, large parts of 4227:ABBASID CALIPHATE 3917:, 7th century CE. 3593:Ambassadors from 3543:Buddhist Pantheon 3501:in cave 275 from 3422:The influence of 3301: 430–530 AD 3198:, as well as the 3180:Islamic invasions 2922: 2449:, 3rd century AD. 2260: 1893:, 2nd century BC. 1824:revolting Ionians 1793:Achaemenid Empire 1764:Achaemenid period 1742:. 1st century AD. 1657:, capital of the 1633: 400–200 BC 1277:Scythian cultures 1033:Upper Paleolithic 962:Upper Paleolithic 866:Central Asian art 863: 862: 373:Art of South Asia 21:Central Asian art 13621: 13585: 13399:Kun-khi Ghadfar 13229:Bahram VI Chobin 13100:Kujula Kadphises 12731: 12629: 12525: 12524: 12521: 12520: 12504: 12497: 12490: 12481: 12480: 12444:Seal of Khingila 12372:Penjikent murals 11993:Kalai Kafirnigan 11880:Koi Krylgan Kala 11689:Turkistan (city) 11674:Steppe Geoglyphs 11438: 11437: 11369:Khanate of Khiva 11329:Chagatai Khanate 11284:Saffarid dynasty 11269:Uyghur Khaganate 11058: 11051: 11044: 11035: 11034: 11015: 11012: 10996: 10986: 10976: 10952: 10950: 10949: 10932: 10925: 10898: 10896: 10895: 10882: 10861: 10855: 10847: 10838: 10816: 10806: 10796: 10771: 10762: 10743: 10726:(7): 1319–1327. 10714: 10693: 10692: 10686: 10673: 10660: 10631: 10622: 10596: 10578: 10574: 10568: 10567: 10566:. 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Robert Elgood. 9167: 9161: 9160: 9153: 9147: 9146: 9130: 9124: 9123: 9107: 9101: 9100: 9080: 9074: 9073: 9053: 9047: 9046: 9034: 9028: 9027: 9008:Whitfield, Susan 9004: 8998: 8983: 8977: 8962: 8956: 8941: 8935: 8927: 8918: 8917: 8911: 8903: 8901: 8899: 8883: 8877: 8876: 8856: 8850: 8849: 8837: 8831: 8830: 8798: 8792: 8791: 8770: 8764: 8763: 8749:佛教艺术经典第三卷佛教建筑的演进 8743: 8737: 8731: 8725: 8719: 8713: 8707: 8701: 8700: 8689: 8683: 8682: 8667: 8661: 8660: 8658: 8656: 8636: 8630: 8629: 8589: 8578: 8577: 8575: 8573: 8558: 8552: 8551: 8549: 8547: 8542: 8534: 8528: 8527: 8525: 8523: 8500: 8494: 8493: 8491: 8489: 8474: 8468: 8467: 8465: 8464: 8458: 8451: 8440: 8431: 8430: 8424: 8419: 8417: 8409: 8401: 8395: 8394: 8383: 8377: 8372: 8370: 8362: 8360: 8359: 8353: 8346: 8337: 8311: 8301: 8295: 8294: 8292: 8281: 8275: 8274: 8243: 8237: 8236: 8230: 8225: 8223: 8215: 8205: 8196: 8195: 8175: 8169: 8168: 8162: 8154: 8152: 8146:. Archived from 8121: 8112: 8106: 8105: 8095: 8071: 8065: 8064: 8063:. 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Soon however, 4666: 4654: 4638: 4622: 4588: 4572: 4552: 4528: 4413: 4401: 4385: 4321:(Amu Darya) and 4289: 4286: 4274: 4272: 4263: 4261: 4252: 4250: 4241: 4239: 4230: 4228: 4221: 4219: 4210: 4208: 4199: 4197: 4188: 4186: 4177: 4175: 4166: 4164: 4155: 4153: 4146: 4144: 4135: 4133: 4126: 4124: 4115: 4113: 4102: 4100: 4091: 4089: 4080: 4078: 4069: 4067: 4060: 4058: 4049: 4047: 4038: 4036: 4027: 4025: 4016: 4014: 4005: 4003: 3994: 3992: 3983: 3981: 3980:UYGHUR KHAGANATE 3974: 3972: 3965: 3963: 3957: 3926: 3907: 3896:Sankt Petersburg 3879: 3863: 3842:and overran the 3840:Rouran Khaganate 3817: 3793: 3773: 3716:Kushano-Sasanian 3700: 3691: 3644: 3634:Penjikent murals 3626: 3590: 3579:silkworm cocoons 3577:and a string of 3570: 3535:Penjikent murals 3494: 3475: 3463: 3443: 3399: 3383: 3367: 3302: 3299: 3255: 3239: 3223: 3211: 3196:Byzantine Empire 3115: 3103: 3070: 3054: 3039: 3019: 2927: 2921:romanized:  2920: 2918: 2883: 2874: 2855:Hephthalite bowl 2850: 2834: 2820: 2808: 2715: 2700: 2685: 2631: 2607: 2591: 2505: 2489: 2473: 2458: 2430: 2414: 2398: 2290: 2270: 2259:(1st century BC) 2258: 2196: 2184: 2172: 2160: 2110:Plate depicting 2093: 2077: 2065: 2053: 1982: 1970: 1950: 1938: 1858:with the Indian 1801:sixth century BC 1787:belonged to the 1751: 1735: 1720: 1634: 1631: 1596:Hermitage Museum 1574: 1562: 1550: 1518: 1484: 1472: 1460: 1300: 1297: 1264: 1248: 1232: 1212: 1200: 1180: 1168: 1149: 1098:Viktor Sarianidi 1029:Southern Siberia 855: 848: 841: 331:Art of East Asia 93: 92: 69: 60: 44: 41: 31: 13629: 13628: 13624: 13623: 13622: 13620: 13619: 13618: 13604: 13603: 13602: 13597: 13575: 13566: 13552: 13512: 13510: 13508:Tokhara Yabghus 13485: 13480:(vassal of the 13479: 13477: 13414: 13412: 13395: 13393: 13364: 13362: 13332: 13330: 13316: 13314: 13288: 13286: 13259:Farrukh Hormizd 13138: 13136: 13134:Sasanian Empire 13098: 13096: 13074: 13072: 12954:Mithridates III 12934: 12932: 12930:Parthian Empire 12918: 12912: 12911: 12904: 12902: 12869: 12867: 12827:Seleucid Empire 12823: 12796: 12794: 12753: 12751: 12726: 12723:Pazyryk Culture 12720: 12714: 12703: 12692: 12686: 12663: 12661: 12624: 12609:Proto-Tocharian 12606: 12592:,as far as the 12590:Eurasian Steppe 12582:Yamnaya culture 12559:Altai Mountains 12529: 12514: 12508: 12478: 12473: 12434:Afrasiab murals 12377:Sampul tapestry 12321: 12317:Shahr-e Sukhteh 12307:Bandian complex 12293: 12269:Musalla Complex 12149:Tapa-i Kafariha 12090: 12011:Cave of Dzhebel 11997: 11939: 11776: 11708: 11704:Araltobe kurgan 11595: 11577: 11503:Kizilgaha caves 11474: 11460:Pazyryk burials 11442:Southern Russia 11429: 11393: 11279:Tahirid dynasty 11249:Tokhara Yabghus 11154:Seleucid Empire 11129:Pazyryk culture 11084:Yamnaya culture 11067: 11062: 11024: 11019: 11018: 11013: 11009: 11004: 10999: 10984: 10973: 10957:Thompson, E. A. 10947: 10945: 10926: 10914: 10893: 10891: 10879: 10849: 10848: 10835: 10759: 10711: 10687: 10649:10.2307/4299599 10619: 10586: 10581: 10575: 10571: 10560: 10556: 10551: 10547: 10538: 10534: 10524: 10522: 10520: 10504: 10500: 10490: 10488: 10486: 10458: 10454: 10447: 10425: 10421: 10413: 10405: 10401: 10388: 10387: 10383: 10370: 10369: 10365: 10352: 10351: 10347: 10340: 10326: 10325: 10321: 10311: 10309: 10297: 10293: 10283: 10279: 10266: 10265: 10261: 10248: 10247: 10243: 10200: 10196: 10183: 10182: 10178: 10135: 10131: 10123: 10119: 10111: 10107: 10099: 10092: 10084: 10080: 10073: 10059: 10055: 10048: 10034: 10030: 10019: 10005: 10001: 9984: 9980: 9963: 9959: 9949: 9935: 9931: 9920: 9906: 9899: 9888: 9874: 9870: 9863: 9849: 9845: 9832: 9831: 9827: 9814: 9813: 9809: 9790:Rowson, Everett 9776: 9772: 9765: 9751: 9747: 9740: 9724: 9720: 9713: 9699: 9692: 9682: 9680: 9665: 9661: 9651: 9649: 9638: 9634: 9629: 9625: 9618: 9602: 9598: 9591: 9575: 9571: 9559: 9553: 9549: 9540: 9538: 9534: 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11099:Vakhsh culture 11096: 11091: 11086: 11081: 11075: 11073: 11069: 11068: 11061: 11060: 11053: 11046: 11038: 11032: 11031: 11023: 11022:External links 11020: 11017: 11016: 11006: 11005: 11003: 11000: 10998: 10997: 10977: 10971: 10953: 10933: 10912: 10899: 10883: 10877: 10862: 10839: 10833: 10817: 10772: 10763: 10757: 10744: 10715: 10709: 10694: 10674: 10661: 10632: 10623: 10617: 10598: 10597: 10587: 10585: 10582: 10580: 10579: 10569: 10554: 10545: 10532: 10518: 10498: 10484: 10452: 10446:978-1135203023 10445: 10419: 10399: 10381: 10363: 10345: 10338: 10319: 10291: 10277: 10259: 10241: 10194: 10176: 10129: 10117: 10105: 10090: 10078: 10072:978-8412527858 10071: 10053: 10047:978-8412527858 10046: 10028: 10017: 9999: 9978: 9957: 9947: 9929: 9919:978-8412527858 9918: 9897: 9886: 9868: 9862:978-8412527858 9861: 9843: 9825: 9807: 9786:Krämer, Gudrun 9770: 9764:978-8412527858 9763: 9745: 9739:978-1107188518 9738: 9718: 9712:978-8412527858 9711: 9690: 9659: 9632: 9623: 9616: 9596: 9589: 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7198:(2): 947–963. 7178: 7160: 7137: 7114: 7088: 7071: 7065:978-0205873470 7064: 7031: 7004: 6956: 6945: 6928: 6905: 6891: 6875: 6828: 6804: 6793:(2): 306–324. 6773: 6766: 6746: 6739: 6714: 6707: 6687: 6678: 6671: 6651: 6644: 6624: 6617: 6597: 6590: 6567: 6560: 6535: 6510: 6501: 6492: 6483: 6456: 6441: 6434: 6414: 6389: 6365: 6349: 6337: 6310:(2): 175–204. 6304:Fashion Theory 6290: 6278: 6248: 6241: 6221: 6206: 6187: 6177: 6157: 6131: 6124: 6101: 6094: 6069: 6062: 6042: 6019: 5988: 5975: 5962: 5949: 5942: 5922: 5915: 5907:THE ART MUSEUM 5897: 5884: 5852: 5846:978-2733503362 5845: 5827: 5805: 5758: 5751: 5743:THE ART MUSEUM 5733: 5717: 5702: 5671: 5653: 5651: 5648: 5647: 5646: 5639: 5636: 5622: 5619: 5618: 5617: 5611:Emblem of the 5610: 5603: 5601: 5598: 5591: 5589: 5586: 5579: 5577: 5574: 5567: 5561:Russian Empire 5541: 5538: 5537: 5536: 5531: 5524: 5522: 5515: 5508: 5506: 5503: 5496: 5466:Russian Empire 5434: 5431: 5430: 5429: 5415: 5408: 5406: 5391: 5384: 5382: 5379: 5372: 5370: 5357: 5350: 5315: 5312: 5311: 5310: 5303: 5296: 5294: 5287: 5280: 5278: 5260: 5253: 5249:as their own. 5200: 5197: 5111: 5108: 5107: 5106: 5103: 5096: 5094: 5088: 5081: 5079: 5072: 5065: 5022: 5019: 5018: 5017: 5007: 5000: 4998: 4995: 4988: 4986: 4982:British Museum 4960: 4953: 4951: 4944: 4937: 4933:in the south. 4902: 4899: 4898: 4897: 4890: 4883: 4881: 4878: 4871: 4869: 4862: 4855: 4853: 4849:Lashkari Bazar 4846: 4839: 4796: 4793: 4792: 4791: 4784: 4777: 4775: 4768: 4761: 4759: 4756: 4749: 4743:Timurid Empire 4734:and its ruler 4691: 4688: 4676: 4673: 4672: 4671: 4668: 4661: 4659: 4656: 4649: 4647: 4640: 4633: 4631: 4627:'Adud al-Dawla 4624: 4617: 4606: 4603: 4602: 4601: 4590: 4583: 4581: 4574: 4567: 4565: 4554: 4547: 4545: 4530: 4523: 4477:Samanid Empire 4472: 4469: 4423: 4420: 4419: 4418: 4415: 4408: 4406: 4403: 4396: 4394: 4387: 4380: 4354: 4351: 4278: 4277: 3952: 3951: 3950: 3948: 3945: 3944: 3943: 3928: 3921: 3919: 3909: 3902: 3900: 3881: 3874: 3872: 3868:Yenisei Kyrgyz 3865: 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12500: 12498: 12493: 12491: 12486: 12485: 12482: 12470: 12467: 12465: 12462: 12460: 12457: 12455: 12452: 12450: 12447: 12445: 12442: 12440: 12437: 12435: 12432: 12430: 12427: 12425: 12422: 12420: 12417: 12415: 12412: 12410: 12407: 12405: 12402: 12400: 12397: 12395: 12392: 12390: 12389:Oxus Treasure 12387: 12385: 12384: 12380: 12378: 12375: 12373: 12370: 12368: 12365: 12363: 12360: 12358: 12355: 12353: 12350: 12348: 12345: 12343: 12342:Orlat plaques 12340: 12338: 12335: 12334: 12332: 12328: 12318: 12315: 12313: 12310: 12308: 12305: 12304: 12302: 12300: 12296: 12290: 12287: 12285: 12282: 12280: 12277: 12275: 12272: 12270: 12267: 12265: 12262: 12260: 12257: 12255: 12252: 12250: 12247: 12245: 12242: 12240: 12237: 12235: 12234:Dasht-e Nawar 12232: 12230: 12227: 12225: 12222: 12220: 12217: 12215: 12212: 12210: 12207: 12205: 12202: 12200: 12197: 12195: 12192: 12190: 12187: 12185: 12182: 12180: 12177: 12175: 12172: 12170: 12167: 12165: 12162: 12160: 12157: 12155: 12152: 12150: 12147: 12145: 12142: 12140: 12137: 12135: 12132: 12130: 12127: 12125: 12122: 12120: 12117: 12115: 12112: 12110: 12107: 12105: 12102: 12101: 12099: 12097: 12093: 12087: 12084: 12082: 12079: 12077: 12074: 12072: 12069: 12067: 12066:Monjukli Depe 12064: 12062: 12059: 12057: 12054: 12052: 12051:Konye-Urgench 12049: 12047: 12044: 12042: 12039: 12037: 12034: 12032: 12029: 12027: 12024: 12022: 12019: 12017: 12014: 12012: 12009: 12008: 12006: 12004: 12000: 11994: 11991: 11989: 11986: 11984: 11983:Takht-i Kuwad 11981: 11979: 11976: 11974: 11971: 11969: 11966: 11964: 11961: 11959: 11956: 11954: 11951: 11950: 11948: 11946: 11942: 11936: 11933: 11931: 11928: 11926: 11923: 11921: 11918: 11916: 11913: 11911: 11908: 11906: 11903: 11901: 11898: 11896: 11893: 11891: 11888: 11886: 11883: 11881: 11878: 11876: 11873: 11871: 11868: 11866: 11863: 11861: 11858: 11856: 11853: 11851: 11848: 11846: 11843: 11841: 11838: 11836: 11833: 11831: 11828: 11826: 11823: 11821: 11818: 11816: 11813: 11811: 11808: 11806: 11803: 11801: 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11456: 11455:Arzhan kurgan 11453: 11451: 11448: 11447: 11445: 11443: 11439: 11436: 11432: 11426: 11425:Serindian art 11423: 11421: 11418: 11416: 11413: 11411: 11408: 11406: 11403: 11402: 11400: 11396: 11390: 11387: 11385: 11382: 11380: 11377: 11375: 11372: 11370: 11367: 11365: 11362: 11360: 11357: 11355: 11352: 11350: 11347: 11345: 11342: 11340: 11337: 11335: 11332: 11330: 11327: 11325: 11324:Mongol Empire 11322: 11320: 11317: 11315: 11314:Ghurid Empire 11312: 11310: 11307: 11305: 11302: 11300: 11297: 11295: 11292: 11290: 11287: 11285: 11282: 11280: 11277: 11275: 11272: 11270: 11267: 11265: 11262: 11260: 11257: 11255: 11252: 11250: 11247: 11245: 11242: 11239: 11235: 11232: 11230: 11229:Western Turks 11227: 11225: 11222: 11220: 11217: 11215: 11212: 11210: 11207: 11205: 11202: 11200: 11197: 11195: 11192: 11190: 11187: 11185: 11182: 11180: 11179:Kushan Empire 11177: 11175: 11172: 11170: 11167: 11165: 11164:Guiyi Circuit 11162: 11160: 11157: 11155: 11152: 11150: 11147: 11145: 11142: 11140: 11139:Median Empire 11137: 11135: 11132: 11130: 11127: 11125: 11122: 11120: 11119:Tagar culture 11117: 11115: 11112: 11110: 11107: 11105: 11102: 11100: 11097: 11095: 11092: 11090: 11087: 11085: 11082: 11080: 11077: 11076: 11074: 11070: 11066: 11059: 11054: 11052: 11047: 11045: 11040: 11039: 11036: 11029: 11026: 11025: 11011: 11007: 10994: 10990: 10983: 10978: 10974: 10968: 10964: 10963: 10958: 10954: 10944:on 2007-06-22 10943: 10939: 10934: 10930: 10923: 10919: 10915: 10913:9781474400305 10909: 10905: 10900: 10889: 10886:NOVA (2007). 10884: 10880: 10874: 10870: 10869: 10863: 10859: 10853: 10845: 10840: 10836: 10830: 10826: 10822: 10818: 10814: 10810: 10805: 10800: 10795: 10790: 10786: 10782: 10778: 10773: 10769: 10764: 10760: 10758:9781138841758 10754: 10751:. Routledge. 10750: 10745: 10741: 10737: 10733: 10729: 10725: 10721: 10716: 10712: 10706: 10702: 10701: 10695: 10691: 10684: 10680: 10675: 10671: 10667: 10662: 10658: 10654: 10650: 10646: 10642: 10638: 10633: 10629: 10624: 10620: 10614: 10610: 10609: 10604: 10600: 10599: 10594: 10589: 10588: 10573: 10565: 10558: 10549: 10542: 10536: 10521: 10515: 10511: 10510: 10502: 10487: 10481: 10477: 10476: 10471: 10467: 10463: 10462:Dupree, Louis 10456: 10448: 10442: 10438: 10433: 10432: 10423: 10412: 10411: 10403: 10395: 10391: 10385: 10377: 10373: 10367: 10359: 10355: 10349: 10341: 10339:9780195189483 10335: 10331: 10330: 10323: 10307: 10303: 10295: 10288: 10281: 10273: 10269: 10263: 10255: 10251: 10245: 10237: 10233: 10229: 10225: 10221: 10217: 10213: 10209: 10205: 10198: 10190: 10189:metmuseum.org 10186: 10180: 10172: 10168: 10164: 10160: 10156: 10152: 10148: 10144: 10140: 10133: 10126: 10125:Bosworth 2006 10121: 10114: 10113:Bosworth 1963 10109: 10103:, p. 83. 10102: 10097: 10095: 10087: 10086:Arjomand 2012 10082: 10074: 10068: 10064: 10057: 10049: 10043: 10039: 10032: 10025: 10020: 10018:9789004257009 10014: 10010: 10003: 9996: 9992: 9988: 9982: 9975: 9971: 9967: 9961: 9954: 9950: 9948:9789004257009 9944: 9940: 9933: 9926: 9921: 9915: 9911: 9904: 9902: 9894: 9889: 9887:9789004257009 9883: 9879: 9872: 9864: 9858: 9854: 9847: 9839: 9835: 9829: 9821: 9817: 9811: 9803: 9799: 9795: 9791: 9787: 9782: 9774: 9766: 9760: 9756: 9749: 9741: 9735: 9731: 9730: 9722: 9714: 9708: 9704: 9697: 9695: 9678: 9674: 9670: 9663: 9647: 9643: 9636: 9627: 9619: 9613: 9609: 9608: 9600: 9592: 9586: 9582: 9581: 9573: 9565: 9558: 9551: 9537:on 2020-10-24 9533: 9529: 9522: 9515: 9507: 9501: 9497: 9496: 9488: 9480: 9476: 9475:The Silk Road 9469: 9462: 9447: 9443: 9436: 9428: 9422: 9418: 9417: 9409: 9401: 9395: 9391: 9390: 9382: 9380: 9371: 9367: 9363: 9359: 9355: 9351: 9347: 9340: 9338: 9329: 9325: 9321: 9314: 9312: 9303: 9297: 9283:on 2023-03-26 9282: 9278: 9272: 9264: 9260: 9256: 9252: 9248: 9244: 9240: 9233: 9226: 9221: 9217: 9214:Carter, M.L. 9210: 9202: 9196: 9192: 9191: 9183: 9175: 9174: 9166: 9158: 9152: 9144: 9140: 9139:The Silk Road 9136: 9129: 9121: 9117: 9113: 9106: 9098: 9092: 9088: 9087: 9079: 9071: 9065: 9061: 9060: 9052: 9044: 9040: 9033: 9025: 9019: 9015: 9014: 9009: 9003: 8996: 8995:0-520-03765-0 8992: 8988: 8982: 8975: 8974:0-520-03765-0 8971: 8967: 8961: 8954: 8953:0-520-03765-0 8950: 8946: 8940: 8934: 8933: 8926: 8924: 8915: 8909: 8893: 8889: 8882: 8874: 8868: 8864: 8863: 8855: 8848:(in Chinese). 8847: 8843: 8836: 8828: 8824: 8820: 8816: 8812: 8808: 8807:East and West 8804: 8797: 8789: 8783: 8779: 8778: 8769: 8761: 8755: 8751: 8750: 8742: 8735: 8734:Walter (1998) 8730: 8724:, p. 66. 8723: 8722:Hansen (2012) 8718: 8711: 8710:Walter (1998) 8706: 8698: 8694: 8688: 8680: 8679: 8672: 8666: 8650: 8646: 8642: 8635: 8627: 8623: 8619: 8615: 8611: 8607: 8603: 8599: 8595: 8588: 8586: 8584: 8568: 8564: 8557: 8539: 8533: 8518: 8512: 8508: 8507: 8499: 8484: 8480: 8473: 8459:on 2023-02-04 8455: 8448: 8447: 8439: 8437: 8428: 8415: 8407: 8400: 8392: 8388: 8381: 8368: 8354:on 2021-02-27 8350: 8343: 8335: 8331: 8327: 8323: 8319: 8315: 8308: 8300: 8289: 8288: 8280: 8272: 8266: 8262: 8258: 8252: 8250: 8242: 8234: 8221: 8213: 8204: 8202: 8193: 8187: 8183: 8182: 8174: 8166: 8160: 8149: 8145: 8141: 8137: 8133: 8129: 8125: 8118: 8111: 8103: 8099: 8094: 8089: 8085: 8082:(in French). 8081: 8077: 8070: 8062: 8058: 8054: 8047: 8039: 8035: 8028: 8021: 8010: 8009: 8001: 7999: 7990: 7984: 7980: 7979: 7971: 7969: 7960: 7954: 7950: 7949: 7941: 7939: 7937: 7928: 7924: 7917: 7909: 7901: 7895: 7891: 7890: 7882: 7880: 7878: 7869: 7863: 7859: 7858: 7850: 7842: 7838: 7831: 7823: 7817: 7813: 7812: 7804: 7796: 7790: 7786: 7785: 7777: 7769: 7763: 7759: 7758: 7750: 7742: 7736: 7732: 7728: 7721: 7713: 7707: 7703: 7702: 7694: 7686: 7673: 7665: 7658: 7650: 7646: 7640: 7629: 7628: 7620: 7612: 7610:9789231032110 7606: 7602: 7601: 7593: 7591: 7584:, p. 91. 7583: 7578: 7570: 7564: 7560: 7559: 7551: 7543: 7537: 7533: 7532: 7524: 7518: 7513: 7507: 7501: 7495:, p. 47. 7494: 7493:Thompson 1996 7489: 7482: 7477: 7470: 7465: 7458: 7453: 7446: 7441: 7434: 7429: 7422: 7417: 7410: 7405: 7398: 7393: 7386: 7381: 7374: 7369: 7362: 7361:Thompson 1996 7357: 7349: 7343: 7339: 7338: 7330: 7322: 7318: 7312: 7304: 7298: 7294: 7293: 7284: 7276: 7272: 7266: 7260: 7254: 7248:, p. 72. 7247: 7242: 7234: 7229: 7221: 7213: 7209: 7205: 7201: 7197: 7193: 7189: 7182: 7174: 7170: 7164: 7156: 7152: 7148: 7141: 7133: 7129: 7125: 7118: 7110: 7106: 7105:The Silk Road 7099: 7092: 7084: 7083: 7075: 7067: 7061: 7057: 7053: 7052: 7044: 7042: 7040: 7038: 7036: 7027: 7023: 7019: 7011: 7009: 7000: 6996: 6992: 6988: 6984: 6980: 6973: 6971: 6969: 6967: 6965: 6963: 6961: 6954: 6949: 6941: 6940: 6932: 6924: 6920: 6916: 6909: 6901: 6895: 6887: 6886: 6879: 6871: 6858:on 2019-10-06 6854: 6850: 6846: 6839: 6832: 6825: 6822:(translation 6821: 6817: 6813: 6808: 6800: 6796: 6792: 6788: 6784: 6777: 6769: 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