Uzbekistan
There are 120 items in Uzbekistan:
Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery |
Afrosiab, Sogdian weapons |
Afrosiab, Zoroastrian fire altar |
Anahita
Anahita, also known as Anaitis (Greek: Ἀναῖτις) and Anahit (Armenian): Iranian water goddess. Anahita with ring and jar (Taq-e Bostan) Anahita was…Arrian on the introduction of proskynesis
After the death of Darius III (July 330), Alexander was sole ruler of the Achaemenid Empire. He introduced the Persian court rituals to his own court, which is called proskynesis. This meant that a visitor, depending on his rank, would…
Central-Asian statuette of a camel |
Bukhara, museum
There's a small archaological-historical museum in the citadel of Bukhara. (A couple of finds are on display in the Mausoleum of Job, just west of the citadel.)Chorasmia
Chorasmia (Old Persian Uvârazmiya): satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, in modern Uzbekistan. Later, it was an independent kingdom. Map of…
Chorasmian coin |
Dahae
Dahae (Old Persian Dahâ): nomadic tribe in Central Asia. The name is also spelled Daai, Dai, or Daoi. A mounted archer The…
Demetrius I of Bactria |
Demetrius I of Bactria |