Tavka Kurgan
Tavka Kurgan | |
Shirabad, Termez. 5th-6th century CE | |
  Shown within West and Central Asia  Tavka Kurgan (Uzbekistan)  Tavka Kurgan (Bactria) | |
| Alternative name | Tavka Kurgan |
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| Location | Uzbekistan |
| Coordinates | 37°43′01.9″N 66°59′47.6″E / 37.717194°N 66.996556°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
Tavka Kurgan is an ancient fortress and archaeological site near
Shirabad, Uzbekistan. It is especially famous for some frescoes dated to the 5th-6th century CE, several of them located in the Archaeological Museum of Termez.[1][2] One of these paintings, the so-called "Princess of Tokharistan", is actually thought to represent a hunter.[3]
The paintings of Tavka Kurgan were excavated by the Uzek archaeologist Šojmardon Raxmanov.Balalyk tepe, Adžina-tepe and Kala-i Kafirnigan, in the depiction of clothes, and especially in the treatment of the faces.[4]
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Tavka Kurgan wall painting. 5th-6th century CE. Archaeological Museum of Termez -
Tavka Kurgan wall painting. 5th-6th century CE. Archaeological Museum of Termez
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See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-84162-461-7.
- ISBN 978-1-78477-017-4.
- ISBN 978-962-217-795-6.
- ^ ISSN 0240-8910.
Sources
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- Rakhmanov, Shaymardankul A. (19 May 2017). "Wall Paintings from Tavka, Uzbekistan". Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology. 7: 31–54. .
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