State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan

The State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan (Oʻzbekiston madaniyati tarixi davlat muzeyi,) is a museum of history, art and culture in Samarkand.^[1][2] Founded in 1892, the museum is a non-profit educational organisation currently operating from 148, Mirzo Ulugbek Street, Samarkand. The museum has departments of history, ethnography and art, with the administration of the Samarkand State Museum-Reserve located in the building.

State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan

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Established	1892
Location	148, M.Ulugbek str., Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Coordinates	39°40′00″N 66°55′40″E
Type	Archaeological and cultural
Director	Samibayev Masud Kimovich

Administrative history

Since 1982, it has been the main museum within the Samarkand State Museum-Reserve. The names over time have been as follows:

1896-1911: Samarqand statistika qoʻmitasi muzeyi; 1911-1918: Samarqand shahar muzeyi; 1918-1930: Samarqand viloyat muzeyi; 1930-1937: Oʻzbekiston Davlat markaziy muzeyi; 1937-1945: Samarqand viloyat tarixiy-oʻlkashunoslik muzeyi 1945-1955: Oʻzbek xalqi madaniyati Respublika muzeyi; 1955-1969: Oʻzbekiston madaniyati va sanʼati tarixi Respublika muzeyi; 1969-1982: Akmal Ikramov nomidagi Oʻzbekiston madaniyati tarixi Samarqand Davlat muzeyi

From 1978, the museum was in a building in Registan Square (architect M.S. Bulatov) but was moved to the present location in 2009 while a new, purpose-built museum is planned.

Collections

The museum has a famous silver bowl from the period of the Alchon Huns (6th century CE), named the "Chilek bowl".^[3] The "Chilek bowl" is considered as the "best known specimen of Hephthalite art", which is similar in composition with the Hephthalite silver bowl in the British Museum, but represents "six dancers in Indian costume with Iranian ribbons and Hephthalite-short heads". It is considered as an Alchon object, but possibly manufactured in India at the request of the Alchons.^[4][5]

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  Bowl with bird. Afrasiab (Samarkand), 11th century.^[6]
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  Decorated bowl. Afrasiab (Samarkand), 11th century.^[7]
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  Mirror with figure of a Harpy, 11-12th century, Termez.^[6]
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  Wooden gate from the Gur-i Mir, with sculpted decoration, traces of polychromy and micro-mosaics (khatamkari). State Museum of History of Culture of Uzbekistan.

External links

• Samarkand Davalat Muzey
• Intouruz guide

References

1. Chakimov, Akbar A (2004). Samarkand muzeji durdonalari : Ŭzbekiston madanijati tarichi davlat muzeji = Šedevry Samarkandskogo muzeja = Masterpieces of the Samarkand Museum : the state museum of history of culture of Uzbekistan. Toškent: Mozijdan Sado. OCLC 730028139.
2. "State Museum of History Culture of Uzbekistan – "Intour" travel agency in Uzbekistan".
3. GrayY, Basil (1991). "Post-Sasanian Metalwork". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 5: 61. ISSN 0890-4464. JSTOR 24048285.
4. Brentjes, B. (1971). "The Hoard of Hephthalite Silver Vessels Found near Samarkand". East and West. 21 (1/2): 77–78. ISSN 0012-8376. JSTOR 29755649.
5. Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2014). "The hephthalites: iconographical materials" (PDF). Tyragetia. VIII [XXIII]: 328.
6. Collinet, Anabelle (2022). Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 234. ISBN 978-8412527858.
7. Collinet, Anabelle (2022). Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan. Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 231. ISBN 978-8412527858.