Monumental Polovtsian Statues in Eastern Europe. The Archaeology, Conservation and Protection

• Hoofdauteur: Gołębiowska-Tobiasz, Aneta (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: De Gruyter 2013
• Onderwerpen: Biography & True Stories; Archeology; Cumans; Monumental Sculpture
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Stone statues, indigenous to the early Turks, appeared in the vast territory of the Asian steppes, from Southern Siberia to Central Asia and across the foothills of the Ural Mountains. The custom originated among Cumans in Eastern Europe. The skill of erecting anthropomorphic stelae required profici...