Artistic finds from that period are few, but suggest a specific artistic path taken by the Central Asian regions, different from those of the Western Iranian satrapies.
The conquests of Alexander the Great (334-326 BCE) in Central Asia put an end to the Achaemenid empire (6th-4th centuries BCE) and marked the beginning of a new period in the history of art in ancient Uzbekistan - the Hellenistic period.
From there, the traditions of Hellenistic art spread to neighboring regions - Sogdia, Shash, Fergana and Khorezm. The Early Antique (Hellenized, 3rd-1st centuries BCE) and Middle Antique (Early Kushan, 1st-2nd centuries AD) periods represent the brightest manifestations of Hellenism in the region.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album Collection of the Samarkand State Museum-Reserve (Volume XVIII) from the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections series.
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Iskandar the Great paved the way for new hellenism in the history of art in ancient Uzbekistan
Antiquity in art on the territory of present-day Uzbekistan covers the period from the late 4th century BCE to the 4th century AD.