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Ceramic schools of Uzbekistan
Pottery is the oldest traditional folk art of Uzbekistan.
What techniques and patterns did the minters of Uzbekistan use?
The art of metal processing is one of the oldest kinds of applied art in Uzbekistan.
How did the ceramic products of different schools of Uzbekistan differ?
One of the most ancient kinds of applied art is art ceramics.
Precious ikat textiles and robes
The Saxonian State Collections of Ethnography (SES) were formed in 2004 from the three ethnological museums in Saxony – Leipzig, Dresden and Herrnhut.
Iron sticks of the sarcophagus in the crypt of Amir Temur: what are they for?
Five iron sticks are inserted into the lid of the sarcophagus of a rare architectural structure in the city of Shakhrisabz, Kashkadarya region, a crypt built by Amir Temur for himself.
How the Emir of Bukhara Secured Permission from Nikolay II to Build a Mosque in Petersburg
On February 3, 1910, a long-awaited event took place in Saint Petersburg – the solemn laying of the foundation stone of the Cathedral Mosque occurred on Kronverksky Prospekt, on the Petrograd Side.
The Journey of the Samarkand Quran
The Uzbek collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion represents an assortment of items characterizing the lifestyle of the people who practice Islam.
What is the sarcophagus in the crypt of Amir Temur made of and what flower is depicted on it?
The architectural complex of Khazrat Imam, the main monument of the architectural complex “Dar us-sadat” is located in the city of Shakhrisabz, Kashkadarya region.
What schools of wood carving and painting existed in Uzbekistan?
Wood carving and painting are also widely represented in the collection of the Museum.
Ganch carving and painting collection of The State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan
Ganch decor was used in Uzbekistan to decorate the walls of palaces, mosques and houses.
What was Italian Senator Adamoli doing at the court of Khudayar Khan?
Important additions to the Stibbert Museum collection in Italy were acquired in 1981, including costumes and weapons (about forty items) collected by Senator Giulio Adamoli, a respected member of the Italian Geographic Society, during his travels across Western Asia and the Middle East.
Puzzles made of Timurid tiles at the Turin Museum of Eastern Art
The Turin Museum of Eastern Art's collection includes at least three samples of Timurid tiles.
The manuscript of Avicenna, stolen from the Dominican monastery
The Ms. 2197 held in Bologna is the only extant manuscript which includes the complete translation into Hebrew of the entire text of the Qanun of Ibn Sina.
Inscription on the frieze of the 11th century (Ziyarat-khana at the Qusam ibn ‘Abbas mausoleum)
Fragments of the carved wooden frieze and a console were found in the northern part of the ziyarat-khana.
340 schools in Tashkent received 6,800 book-albums from the series "Architectural Epigraphy of Uzbekistan"
On May 1st, the "Renaissance" cinema house hosted a media event titled "Architectural Epigraphy of Uzbekistan: Light from the Depths of Centuries".
What were women's jewelry made of in Surkhandarya?
Jewelry was mainly made of silver, small beads, carnelian, coral and pearls.
Panor Buva and Khudoybergen Devanov
The photo collection housed in the State Museum-Preserve "Ichan-Kala" includes over three thousand photographs and around a thousand glass negatives.
Collectible items from Central Asia and their collectors in the Czech Republic
The earliest dated items from Central Asia were donated by Natalya Petrovna (surname unknown) before 1863 and by František Kratky.
What items are represented in the Uzbek collection of the Naprstek Museum?
The Uzbek collection of artifacts forms a part of the Central Asian collection of the Náprstek Museum.
How did Navoi's poetry save the Timurid prince?
The influence of Alisher Navoi in the Ottoman Empire reached its peak during his lifetime.
The written heritage of Uzbekistan in the National Library of the Czech Republic
Written references related to the history of Uzbekistan can be found in the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague.
“Young man reading a book” from Louvre
The painting that is now in the Louvre Museum and was donated by Georges Marteau was originally faced, probably in an album (muraqqa‘) in an Iranian collection, with another painting of the same style that had been acquired by another collector, Henri Vever, which is now preserved in Sackler Gallery, Washington.
Today is the birthday of the legendary master ceramist Sharofiddin Yusupov
On April 29, 1945, the Uzbek potter, master ceramist "naqqosh," UNESCO diplomat, and full member of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Sharofiddin Yusupov, was born.
Suzani in Germany
The Saxonian State Collections of Ethnography (SES) were formed in 2004 from the three ethnological museums in Saxony – Leipzig, Dresden and Herrnhut.
“Double” of “Shahi-Zinda” in Shahrisabz
Peculiar kinds of memorial and architectural monuments of the era of Amir Temur and his descendants are found in the “Dar ut-tilovat” complex in the city of Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region.
What inscriptions are on the wall of a unique architectural structure - the crypt of Amir Temur in Shahrisabz?
Thirty-five meters to the east of the remains of the entrance portal of Hazrat-I Imam architectural complex, the main monument of the Dar us-Sadat architectural complex in the city of Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region, there is a tomb which experts believe Amir Temur had prepared for himself.
What kind of headdress did Karakalpaks wear in everyday life?
Casual headwear of Karakalpak women was turme – turban of kerchiefs or cloth, was spun on top of the tubeteika.
Where can we read the “beautiful names” of Allah?
During the mosque interior refurbishment in 2005, the master A. Ergashev wrote a fragment from the Koran over the northern entrance aperture.
What did Europeans buy in markets thinking it was a whistle?
The Saxonian State Collections of Ethnography (SES) were formed in 2004 from the three ethnological museums in Saxony – Leipzig, Dresden and Herrnhut.
What does “Guli Surkh” say on the door of the mausoleum where Jahangir Mirzo is buried?
On the door of the mausoleum of the architectural monument Dar us-Sadat in Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region, where the Timurid prince Jahangir Mirzo is buried, you will read the inscription about Guli surkh.
What did young Karakalpak girls wear on their heads?
At the beginning of the 20th century, the tahia decorated with coins and corals wore only by teenage girls up to 14 – 45 years.
What kind of clothes did older Karakalpak women wear?
The clothes of elderly women was light, mainly from white cotton fabric: white dress aq keilek, aq kiymeshek headwear, cape-robe aq zhegde.
Tiles from the Buyan Quli Khan Mausoleum
The Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg possesses 71 carved glazed tile fragments that once adorned the Buyan Quli Khan Mausoleum in Bukhara.
What do the prayer formulas on the inscriptions of the «a very tall construction» in Kashkadarya say?
The inscriptions on the facades of the mausoleum of Jahangir Mirzo (or Khazrati Imam), which is the main monument of the architectural complex “Dar us-sadat” in the city of Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region, which Sharaf ad-din Ali Yazdi called «a very tall construction» in his work “Zafarnama”, contain words that glorify God.
Amudarya Hemidrachm in the Fitzwilliam Museum Collection
A significant part of the Fitzwilliam Museum's collection consists of Central Asian coins originating from the territory of modern Uzbekistan.
How did Ulugh Beg's "Book of the Fixed Stars" end up in Istanbul, and then in Paris?
In April 1891, a beautiful calligraphic copy of the astronomical treatise by al-Sufi, "Suwar al-kawakib al-sabita" ("Images of the Fixed Stars"), with 74 colored illustrations (Arabe 5036), made for the personal library of Ulugh Beg, likely in Samarkand during 1430-1440 while constructing his famous observatory, arrived at the National Library of France.