Balalyk Tepe
Balalyk tepe
Mural detail, Balalyk Tepe, 6th-7th century CE
Balalyk tepe
Location of Balalyk tepe
Balalyk tepe
Balalyk tepe (Uzbekistan)
37°32′07″N 67°06′55″E / 37.535384°N 67.115405°E Balalyk tepe is a Central Asian archaeological site with many mural paintings.[1] It is thought to be roughly contemporary with some of the paintings at Dilberjin and generally dated a bit later, from the late 5th century to the early 7th century.[2][1]
The style of the painting is quite similar to the Buddhist paintings of Tokharistan.[3]
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Figure of a banquet, Balalyk Tepe, 6th-7th century CE -
Balalyk tepe Banquet scene, 6-7th century CE -
Balalyk tepe Banquet scene, 6-7th century CE
See also
References
- ^ a b Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Litvinsky, B. A. (1996). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations, A.D. 250 to 750. UNESCO. p. 183. ISBN 978-92-3-103211-0.
- ^ MUZIO, CIRO LO (2008). "Remarks on the Paintings from the Buddhist Monastery of Fayaz Tepe (Southern Uzbekistan)". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 22: 199. ISSN 0890-4464. JSTOR 24049243.
- ^ "Besides the obvious thematic difference between the Balalyk-tepe banquet scene and the religiously inspired Buddhist cave paintings from Tukharistan, the two are closely connected by style and iconography." in Azarpay, Guitty; Belenickij, Aleksandr M.; Maršak, Boris Il'ič; Dresden, Mark J. (1981). Sogdian Painting: The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art. University of California Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-520-03765-6.