2019年9月26日 · This odd-looking flat idol dated to late 3rd millennium B.C was discovered in Bactria, an ancient kingdom that was once part of the Achaemenid Empire (559-330 B.C). The Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom was located in the easternmost region of the Hellenistic world.

The Bactrian skill in metalworking produced elaborate tools, ceremonial weapons, and delightful animal figures. And Bactrian ingenuity, fuelled by her unique position on the grasslands between Asia, Europe and Africa, may well have resulted in one of the greatest inventions in human history: the wheel.

This piece pertains to an ancient culture referred to both as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BCAM) or as the Oxus Civilisation. The Bactria-Margiana culture spread across an area encompassing the modern nations of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and …

For example, Bactrian Bactria are confirmed by an eagle-shaped stone amulets depicting anthropomorphic bird-headed pendant found in burials at Ebla from the eigh figures, shown on their knees and with one arm teenth-early seventeenth century b.c.

This ancient Bactrian idol figure, originating from the Bactria-Margiana region during the era of late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE, is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of its time. Mea

From Barakat Gallery, Unknown Bactrian, Bactria-Margiana Head from an Idol (2500 BC to 1800 BC), Stone, 2 × 1 1/4 in

2024年2月16日 · Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. An abstract idol torso carved from hardstone of a dark green hue, perhaps chlorite. The top of the broad …

Bactria (/ ˈbæktriə /; Bactrian: βαχλο, Bakhlo), or Bactriana, was an ancient Iranian [1] civilization in Central Asia based in the area south of the Oxus River (modern Amu Darya) and north of the mountains of the Hindu Kush, an area within the north of modern Afghanistan.

In ancient times, many statues and figurines were found in the territory of Central Asia. These statues and figurines reflect people’s religious ideas, beliefs, and aesthetic views. It is known that sculpture is one of the oldest forms of art, and it has had its direc-tion and content in every era.

This piece pertains to an ancient culture referred to both as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BCAM) or as the Oxus Civilisation. The Bactria-Margiana culture spread across an area encompassing the modern nations of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and …