State Museum of History of Uzbekistan

State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
	Oʻzbekiston tarixi davlat muzeyi
	The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
	Location within West and Central Asia State Museum of History of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
Location	At-Termeziy 29A, Termez, Uzbekistan
Coordinates	41.311403°N 69.269362°E

The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan (Uzbek:Oʻzbekiston tarixi davlat muzeyi; Russian: Государственный музей истории Узбекистана), previously known as the National Museum of Turkestan, was founded in 1876. It is located in Tashkent.[1]

Formerly known as the Lenin Museum, the History Museum of Uzbekistan has since been renovated and more exhibits have been added.

The highlight of the museum is a very well preserved alabaster Buddha relief found from Fayaz Tepe in Termez.[2] There are numerous fragmentary remains of Buddha heads and decorative motifs found from different sites around Termez. These depict Buddhist art of this region which shows remarkable improvement on the last periods of Gandharan Art undergoing changes with regional affinities.

There are also a collection of Stone Age implements from the cave culture of Uzbekistan. The Muslim section of the museum has a collection of calligraphy and regal edicts from the Tamerlane dynasty to the last emirs of Bukhara. There is a collection of ethnic art and costumes from different parts of Uzbekistan.

The collection covers the archaeology, history, numismatics, and ethnography of Uzbekistan.

Fayaz Tepe Buddha with Monks, 2nd cent CE (original)

References

Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann. Directory of Museums. Springer. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-349-01488-0.
Rhie, Marylin M. Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia, Volume 3: The Western Ch’in in Kansu in the Sixteen Kingdoms Period and Inter-relationships with the Buddhist Art of Gandh?ra. BRILL. p. 31. ISBN 978-90-04-18400-8.

External links

State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan (Official site)

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[1] Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann. Directory of Museums. Springer. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-349-01488-0.

[2] Rhie, Marylin M. Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia, Volume 3: The Western Ch’in in Kansu in the Sixteen Kingdoms Period and Inter-relationships with the Buddhist Art of Gandh?ra. BRILL. p. 31. ISBN 978-90-04-18400-8.