#panjakent

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Panjakent, Tajikistan.

© Roberto Conte (2023)

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[the-puffinry]

Look at these pictures from a thread by AntiokhosE on twitter! I was going to just share the tweets but twitter and tumblr formats being what they are this looked kind of unreadable, so here’s the thread text (and link beneath a picture post instead):

“Jumping forward a few centuries in the National Antiquities Museum, on to Sogdian pieces from Panjakent and the Zeravshan and Ferghana valleys. Burnt to the ground after the Arab conquest, archaeologists would find the charred in situ remains - Tajikistan’s Pompeii. Easily the most impressive from Panjakent are the huge murals found in the temples and royal citadel - some now in St Petersburg, but a good chunk still in Dushanbe. Some more fantastic frescoes from Panjakent and the other Sogdian citadels. My favourite find, however, is this larger than life statue of Shiva and his consort Parvati, carved in a deeply Hellenistic style and found in the excavations.” (thread link)

I couldn’t find an official site for the museum (?), but I did find this wikimedia page where you can see more of their collection. It really looks very interesting! 

I also found this short 2018 paper: Restoration of Murals of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan.

excerpt: “The study of monumental wall painting in Tajikistan started in the middle of the 20th century when, in 1946 the group of archeologists led by experts from the State Hermitage Museum began excavation works in the ancient city Panjekent. The excavation is still on-going. The ancient city Panjekent represents a complex monument. It consists of an extensive ark with three strengthening pillars, the Shakhristan city surrounded by a defensive wall, as well as suburban houses and a necropolis. Archaeological expeditions in Panjekent revealed a large variety of cultural artifacts impressively portraying the routines of citizens of the ancient city.”

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(via "Building mural in Panjakent, Tajikistan" Framed Art Print for Sale by SeanBeers)

[rollingtsuchinoko]

Мости Ғарибак-Купруки болои дарёи Зарафшон - Bridge over the River Zeravshan, Panjakent, Tajikistan

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Homrod from Panjakent, 2019. #panjakent #tajikistan #tajik #tajikbread #bread #breadmaking #breads #breadlover #breadstagram #oven #traditional #traditionalfood #food #foodoftheworld #baker #bakers #bakery #natgeo #natgeoasia #sonya7iii thnx #f64 #f64studio for the gear https://www.instagram.com/p/B4RwSAMJCZw/?igshid=14nbs61qps0uf

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Uno sguardo tagiko #tagikistan #asiastan #bazar #panjakent #streetphotography #occhidaorientale❤️ (presso Panjakent) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cDcOOocVf/?igshid=w10i0fv1qsvc

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The 4th lake in the route is called Nofin, and it's located at 1820m Lake 4: Nofin by LM TP