National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan
The Tajikistan National Museum of Antiquities (Tajik: Осорхонаи миллии бостоншиносии Тоҷикистон, Osorhona-i milli-i bostonšinosi-i Tojikiston; Russian: Национальный музей древностей Таджикистана, Nacional'nyj muzej drevnostej Tadžikistana) is a museum in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is particularly famous for its murals from Penjikent.[1][2]
Artifacts[]
Penjikent mural
Mural from Kalai Kafirnigan.[3]
Mural from Penjikent
Decorated potteries
Lion and Goddess Anahita, Penjikent, 6th-8th c CE
References[]
- ^ Ibbotson, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max. Tajikistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-78477-054-9.
- ^ ABIA: South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index: Volume Three – South Asia. BRILL. p. 698. ISBN 978-90-04-19388-8.
- ^ Baumer, Christoph. History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.
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