Among Zoroastrian burial items, there is a camel-shaped zoomorphic OSTADON lying there. It was found…
The production of metal vessels has a long tradition in Central Asia, with its heyday during the Timurid dynasty.
They were made in multi-generational workshops located in bazaars, which were lively places of trade. The art of making metal objects was passed down from generation to generation and required skills including forging, punching, chiselling, repoussé and engraving.
Craftsmen specialising in metalworking produced mainly items from copper and its alloys, but also bronze and brass. The main centres of production of copper objects were primarily: Bukhara, Kokand, Samarkand, Khiva, Karshi, Shahrisabz and Tashkent. Products from individual craft centres differed in form and were characterised by different ornamentation. As far as metal products are concerned, diversified water vessels, which bore different names and differed slightly in shape, were particularly popular. Among the most common forms of metal vessels were jugs: kumgan, oftoba and kettles for making tea – choynak, as well as vessels for ablution – dastshu, bowls for storing food, buckets, trays and other items such as bottles for scented oils, snuff boxes, smoking and writing instruments.
More information about this can be found in the book-album "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Museums of Poland" (volume XL) from the series "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World".
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