Airtam frieze
| Airtam frieze |
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| 2-3 Century AD |
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Frieze , 50 cm × 700 cm |
| Hermitage ; St. Petersburg |
The airtam frieze was found near the Uzbek city of Termiz in 1932 and is one of the most famous works of art from the Kushana kingdom , which was also predominant in Bactria from the 2nd to the 3rd century .
description
The frieze consists of a marl limestone slab with a height of 50 cm and a length of 700 cm. The busts of several people can be seen on this plate . These are both male and female musicians and gift-bringers, including a drummer , a lutenist and a harpist . The busts are surrounded by acanthus leaves .
history
The work of art probably comes from the 2nd – 3rd centuries. Century and was made in Bactria, which then belonged to the Kushana Empire. Stylistically, the airtam frieze is assigned to the Gandhara style . After the frieze was found in 1932, the original use of the representation was the subject of scientific discussion. A common thesis is that the airtam frieze adorned a Buddhist temple . However, this cannot be conclusively proven. Today the frieze is in room 34 of the St. Petersburg Hermitage .
Individual evidence
- ↑ On The Placement of the Frieze Blocks of the Ayritam Temple | San'at | Archive of San'at magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Klaus Pander: Art Travel Guide Central Asia . 9th edition. Dumont, 2013, p. 34 .
- ↑ Christine Hamel: Russia: from the Volga to the Neva: Moscow and Golden Ring, St. Petersburg and Karelia, Novgorod, Pskow and Kazan . Dumont, S. 266 .