Tavka Kurgan | |
Fortress of Tavka Kurgan, near Shirabad, Termez. 5th-6th century CE | |
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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.[4] They are of very high quality, and are closely related to other paintings of the Tokharistan school such as Balalyk tepe, Adžina-tepe and Kala-i Kafirnigan, in the depiction of clothes, and especially in the treatment of the faces.[4]
Tavka Kurgan wall painting. 5th-6th century CE. Archaeological Museum of Termez
Tavka Kurgan wall painting. 5th-6th century CE. Archaeological Museum of Termez
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavka Kurgan.
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