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In the 1980s, 44 fragments of musical instruments from the 3rd/2nd century BCE were excavated in the Oxus Temple at Takht-i Sangin, Tajikistan. Correctly identified as remnants of doublepipes (Greek: auloí) and provisionally published, this unique cache ...
Sutkowska, Olga +2 more
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The archeological discoveries made on the territory of Bactria – one of the largest states formed in antiquity, which united in a single historical and cultural region the lands of the modern Soviet republics of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, together with ...
B. A. Litvinskiy, I. R. Pichikiyan
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Der Oxos-Tempel. Räumliche Aspekte und Kultkontinuität im Spiegel der Votivpraxis
Der Oxostempel im heutigen Tadschikistan war eines der der bedeutendsten antiken Heiligtümer der Region. Der monumentale Lehmziegelbau wurde in hellenistischer Zeit errichtet und bestand bis zum Beginn des 3. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. fort.
Lindström, Gunvor
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Identità nella Battriana ellenistica: le dediche al dio Oxus
This paper aims to examine the epigraphical evidences found in Hellenistic Bactria, crossroad of people and cultures, which has been a meeting place between cultures and population of different origin from pre-Achaemenid time, with respect to the cult ...
Maria Francesca Melloni
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Новые исследования на городище Тахти-Сангин
ISSN (print): 1992-0431ISSN (online): 2658-316ХInternational audienceTakht-i Sangin, south of actual Tajikistan and north of ancient Bactria, is located on the right bank of Amu Darya, on a narrow land between Teshik Tosh mountain on the west and the ...
Gelin, Mathilde
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The new year's festivals and the shrine of Ali Ibn Abi Talib Sy Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan [PDF]
This study examines the customs and origins of three spring festivals at the shrine of 'Ali b. Abi Talib, Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan; namely Nauroz, Janda Bala and Gul-i Surkh.
Lee, Jonathan Leonard
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В исследовании предлагается новая трактовка культов «храма с уступчатыми нишами» и храма Окса. Они рассматриваются в рамках более широкой концепции почитания на эллинистическом Востоке синкретической богини Атаргатис-Нанайи, которая могла отождествляться
Korovchinsky, Ivan Nikolaevich +1 more
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The Assyrian king and his scholars: the Syro-Anatolian and the Egyptian Schools
The article highlights the presence of scholars from Egypt and Syro-Anatolia in the service of the Neo-Assyrian ...
Radner, K
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Zbraně a zbroj v helénistických svatyních starověké Baktrie: původ a rituální praxe
This bachelor's thesis focuses on finds of weapons and armour in sanctuaries of the Hellenistic period (4th-2nd centuries BC) in the region of ancient Bactria.
Straka, Martin
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From the relice of ancient empires to modern-day icons
Discover the world's most celebrated cultural artefacts from the world's greatest museums and collections. From ancient bone idols lost for millennia to modern masterpieces cherished by millions, here are humanity's most treasured works of devotion ...
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