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Many medieval doctors were talented poets and they successfully used the skill for their scientific works. The most popular poetic treatises were about…

According to sources, as soon as the eastern manuscripts were acquired by the Public Library, they were catalogued. Printed descriptions of Kulliyat…

The practice of including individual characters from 15 th-century Herati paintings is also typical for other Kulliyat miniatures, drawn by several artists…

Mir Alisher Navoi, was an intimate associate of Sultan Husain b. Mansur b. Bayqara (r. 1469 – 1506), as well as his foster-brother, and trusted advisor. His…

When studying the inscriptions on the eastern minaret of Oqsaroy, it was found that the inscriptions on it are a continuation of the text on the main facade…

When reading the inscriptions on the door of the mausoleum of Jahangir Mirza, which is the main monument of the architectural complex "Dar us-Sadat" in…

The costume consisted of a shirt dress, shalwar (baggy pants); outer clothes included a mursak and a ton; a paranja was worn for outdoor clothing; headwear…

The fertile Fergana Valley running between the Tian Shan and the Altay Mountains along the Syr Darya, divided between today’s Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and…

Short-pile (sheared) solid-woven carpets make up a small, yet markedly expressive group of Uzbek textiles.  They excel in their high weaving density,…

The Oqsaroy palace was preceeded by the construction of a similar type of building – the palaces of Termiz rulers erected in the 9th–12th centuries. While…

In the first quarter of the 20th century the Museum received part of the archaeological collection of a member of the Turkestan Circle of Amateur Archaeologists,…

A large expedition led by M. E. Masson was organized during the construction of the Big Fergana Canal in 1939. Its bed was cut through several sites,…

In 1986 – 1988, M. I. Filanovich handed over materials from the Binket, Shashtepa, Aktepa of Yunusabad sites and the Boguston burial (Chilanzar) to the…

In copper-chased goods сompositions are linear, as a rule, when a pattern is constructed in the form of horizontal and vertical stripes; centric with emphasis…

Visitors of the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan may appreciate the art of Uzbek carvers on the way to the building. On the northern facade…

The oldest items in the collection of the Náprstek Museum are vessels of the late 19th century. These are mainly glazed items obtained in the 1970s.…

One of the inscriptions preserved in the mausoleum of Jahangir Mirza (or Khazrati Imam), which is the main monument of the architectural complex "Dar us-Sadat"…

The headwear of women was diverse and informative. It included tahia, kasava, turmi, saukele, kiymeshek and tobelik. Girls and teens wore a headdress…

The outerwear of women was a throw-open robe shapan similar to men’s one, but embroidered in bright silk or semi-silk fabrics of Bukhara, Khorezm, or Russian…

Early antiquity in the archaeological collection of the State Museum of Arts of Karakalpakstan named after I. V. Savitskiy is represented by ancient rural…

The outstanding collection of pre-Mongol Islamic metalwork, widely known among experts as the Bumiller Collection or the University Museum of Islamic Art…

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…

The working group of the project Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections is making the first attempt to systematize and comment on all known…

During its heyday, the Kushan Kingdom (I – III centuries AD) encompassed vast territories of the southern part of the modern Central Asia, Afghanistan,…