Balalyk tepe

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]

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Mural detail, Balalyk Tepe, 6th-7th century CE
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Location of Balalyk tepe
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Balalyk tepe (Uzbekistan)

The style of the painting is quite similar to the Buddhist paintings of Tokharistan.[3]

Balalyk Tepe mural
  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
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