National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan


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The Tajikistan National Museum of Antiquities (Russian: Национальный музей древностей Таджикистана; Tajik: Осорхонаи миллии бостоншиносии Тоҷикистон) is a museum in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is particularly famous for its murals from Penjikent.[1][2]

National Museum of Antiquities, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

  • Penjikent mural

  • Mural from Kalai Kafirnigan.[3]

  • Mural from Penjikent

  • Decorated potteries

  • Lion and Goddess Anahita, Penjikent, 6th-8th c CE

  1. ^ Ibbotson, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max. Tajikistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-78477-054-9.
  2. ^ ABIA: South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index: Volume Three – South Asia. BRILL. p. 698. ISBN 978-90-04-19388-8.
  3. ^ Baumer, Christoph. History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.