Open AccessSTRAY FINDS OF TERRACOTTA STATUETTES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
Author(s) -
Roman Tikhonov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
zapiski instituta istorii materialʹnoj kulʹtury ran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2310-6557
DOI - 10.31600/2310-6557-2020-23-97-102
Subject(s) - terracotta , antique , divinity , human settlement , ancient history , art , archaeology , history , theology , philosophy
The paper presents two terracotta statuettes from the Republic of Tajikistan. One of them was found in the course of archaeological reconnaissance works in the Vakhsh valley in 1971. The time and place of discovery of the second statuette are unknown. The first statuette is a slab with relief depicting a female divinity dressed in a long robe with a necklace (fig. 1, 1), while the second rep- resents what appears to be a horseman image (fig. 1, 2). Both statuettes find numerous analogies in the materials of antique settlements of Central Asia, but have also some local specific traits.