nscArchaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of EurasiaАрхеология, этнография и антропология Евразии1563-0110IAET SB RASnsc-98Research ArticleTHE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIODЭПОХА ПАЛЕОМЕТАЛЛАREVISITING THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE EARLY SCULPTURAL ART OF KASHMIR, INDIAНОВОЕ ОСМЫСЛЕНИЕ ХРОНОЛОГИИ РАННЕГО СКУЛЬПТУРНОГО ИСКУССТВА ИНДИЙСКОГО КАШМИРАШахМ. А.ShahM. A.shahajma7l@gmail.comМ.А. ШахАрхеологическое управление Индии Archaeological Survey of India, Mumbai Circle Sion Fort, Mumbai, 022, IndiaРоссияArchaeological Survey of India, Mumbai Circle, Sion Fort, Mumbai, 022, IndiaRussian Federation2014220320165938086Copyright © Shah M.A., 20162016Шах М.А.Shah M.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/98

In the absence of any scientific dates available for the chronology of the early sculptural art of the Kashmir valley, it is important to mention that this particular subject has long been a bone of contention among scholars. Many theories have been propounded regarding the dates of the early terracotta sculptures excavated over the past 100 years in the Kashmir valley. Due to the very nominal archaeological investigations that have been carried out in the Kashmir valley, these theories have never been questioned. Over the past few decades certain excavations and accidental discoveries have provided useful data on the sculptural art of the Kashmir valley. This new data has been utilized in order to present a clear picture of the chronology of the sculptural art. Moreover, literary data and previously established theories have been also taken into consideration to give a new more plausible interpretation in the light of archaeological investigations which are carried out from time to time. Hence, this paper seeks a close comparison with other excavated sites in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia revisiting, reinvestigating, and reinterpreting data in order to establish the chronology of the early sculptural art of the Kashmir valley.

Ввиду отсутствия научных дат для раннего скульптурного искусства Кашмирской долины вопрос о его хронологии дискуссионный. Выдвигалось множество теорий о времени появления древних терракотовых скульптур, которые находили на этой территории при раскопочных работах в течение 100 лет. Их критический обзор никогда не проводился. За несколько последних десятилетий удалось собрать ценную информацию о возникновении и развитии скульптурного искусства Кашмирской долины. В основу исследования, которое позволило бы получить ясное представление о его хронологии, положены новые археологические материалы. Принимались во внимание сведения письменных источников, а также рассматривались положения ранее выдвигавшихся теорий. Целью настоящей работы является воссоздание хронологии раннего скульптурного искусства Кашмирской долины через новое осмысление имеющихся знаний, повторное изучение и интерпретацию собранных свидетельств.

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