Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preserve
The Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preserve is a museum preserve in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1922 and contains archaeological and historical material relating to the region of Bukhara.
Collections
The museum has a collection of 19,162 objects. These are mostly coins excavated in Bukhara and the surrounding area. Coins and currency circulating in Uzbekistan from the third century BC (the Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom) to the present day are represented.
Publications have been made on nineteenth and twentieth century popular women's jewellery that mixed silver coins with pearls, beads and silver decorations. These ornaments, known as tillo kosh or sinsila, were often worn by brides as symbols of prosperity and fertility.Niyazova, M I: "Coin in Jewellery from Bukhara" in Proceedings of the 13th Numismatic Congress, Madrid, 2003
References
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External links
- [http://bukhara-museum.narod.ru/ Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preserve official site]
- [http://www.parus87.com/Bukhara_museum.htm On the Bukhara State Museum]
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Category:History museums in Uzbekistan
Category:Archaeological museums
Category:Museums established in 1922
Category:1922 establishments in Uzbekistan
Category:Buildings and structures in Bukhara
Category:Numismatic museums in Asia
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