Turkmenistan
There are 21 items in Turkmenistan:
Monstrous male figure with a water vessel (Early Bronze Age) |
Oxus (Amudar'ya)
Oxus: Greek name of a river in Central-Asia, now known as Amudar'ya. The river Oxus Although its real ancient name, Waxš, means…Parni
Parni: nomad tribe from Central Asia, ancestors of the Parthians. A mounted archer The Central-Asian steppe has been the home of nomad…Sanabares
Sanabares: Arsacid rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.50-56). A Parthian Sanabares - perhaps there were two kings with this name - was…Sarmatians
Sarmatians: coalition of Iranian nomadic tribes, which moved gradually from the Caspian plains to eastern Europe and threatened the Roman empire. …Scythians / Sacae
"Scythians" (Greek Σκύθαι) and "Sacae" (Old Persian Sakâ): two renderings of Skudat ("archers"?), the name of the nomads of the Central Asian plains. …Silk Road
The Silk Road is the modern name for the network of trade routes between the Mediterranean Sea and China. The Silk Road At…Skunkha
Skunkha: leader of a group of Central-Asian nomads, defeated by Darius I the Great. Behistun Relief, Frâda (center) and Skunkha (right) According…
Plate, decorated with a snake (Early Bronze Age) |