Central Asian art is visual art created in Central Asia, in areas corresponding to modern Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and parts of modern Mongolia, China and Russia. The art of ancient and medieval Central Asia reflects the rich history of this vast area, home to a huge variety of peoples, religions and ways of life. The artistic remains of the region show a remarkable combinations of influences that exemplify the multicultural nature of Central Asian society. The Silk Road transmission of art, Scythian art, Greco-Buddhist art, Serindian art and more recently Persianate culture, are all part of this complicated history.
Female statuette of the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex, c. 2000 BC. Miho Museum.
One of the Venus figurines of Mal'ta, circa 21,000 BCE
Female figurine of the "Bactrian princess" type; between 3rd millennium and 2nd millennium BC; chlorite mineral group (dress and headdresses) and limestone (face and neck); height: 17.3 cm, width: 16.1 cm; Louvre
Ancient bowl with animals, Bactria, 3rd–2nd millennium BC.
Venus figurines of Mal'ta
The Venus figurines of Mal’ta are several palaeolithic female figurines of the Mal'ta–Buret' culture, found in Siberia, Russia.
A Venus figurine of Mal'ta (facsimile, Prague National Museum).
A facsimile of one of the Mal'ta Venus figurines on display in Prague's National Museum.
Another Venus of Mal'ta.
Statuette with facial features.
