Sculptural Images of Riders from the Mound of Ulan Kherem Shoroon Bumbagar in Mongolia (anthropological aspect) Cover Image
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Скульптурные изображения всадников из кургана Улан Хэрэм Шороон бумбагар в Монголии (антропологический аспект)
Sculptural Images of Riders from the Mound of Ulan Kherem Shoroon Bumbagar in Mongolia (anthropological aspect)

Author(s): Alexey I. Buraev
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Customs / Folklore, Social history, Middle Ages, Culture and social structure , 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Inner Asia; Mongolia; Early Middle Ages; Turks; Tang Empire; anthropology; Turanid race; ceramic microplastics;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses unique 7th century materials from the Turkic mausoleum in Bayannuur sum of the Bulgan aimag of Mongolia. The sculptural images belong to one of the Tiele (Tokuz-Oghuz) tribes that were part of the Tang Empire. They are currently stored in the Kharkhorin museum. 11 equestrian figures were studied. A safety assessment of the ceramic microplastics is given. The riders’ clothes elements are revealed, a characteristic of the anthropological appearance of the prototype statuettes is given. A separate description of the horses is also offered. It has been determined that a number of images have traditional musical instruments in their hands, which are also used in the funerary rite. Image prototypes are undoubtedly Mongoloid and most likely belonged to the Turanid race. Ceramic microplastics demonstrate the authentic appearance of the ancient Turks of Mongolia and expand the range of sources on the anthropology of medieval Inner Asia.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 129-138
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian