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Work has begun on a publication of the rarities of Uzbekistan kept in the collections of the Republic of Korea
Work has begun on a publication of the rarities of Uzbekistan kept in the collections of the Republic of Korea
The working group of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections project headed by a member of the Executive Council of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan, a special researcher of the Miho Museum S. V. Lapteff with the assistance and participation of museum specialists and scholars from the Republic of Korea undertakes an attempt to systematize and comment on all the known objects related to Central Asia found in the territory of Korea for the first time.
A preliminary catalog of objects of material culture has already been assembled. Images and annotations of Central Asian masterpieces are provided by scholars from the Korean museums.
The collection of the future book-album includes jewelry, weapons and various metal products, glass vessels, stone figurines and other rarities of the Kushan and Sogdian periods. At the moment, work is being completed on the text of the book.
The book will inform readers from different countries about the historical connections of the Koreans in Central Asia, and the Koreans of Uzbekistan - about the role of their homeland on the Silk Road connecting various cultures of ancient times, will give a new impetus to the study of Korean culture, art, literature and history of this wonderful country, which made a huge contribution to the development of contacts along the Silk Road and will serve the cause of the cultural renaissance of the peoples of multinational Uzbekistan.
The presentation of the book-album "Korea and Central Asia on the Silk Road" will take place until the end of 2021.
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Research initiatives implemented by the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections project are aimed at studying, preserving and popularizing the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan. The Eriell Group international oil service company provides every kind of support in the implementation of projects.
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