The purpose of the clay craftsmanship items of the sapalli culture
- № 33 2022
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Язык: английский
Аннотация
The discovery of the Sapalli culture gave a powerful impetus to the study of such important issues as the problem of urbanization of the region, the formation of the first state formations and the Bactrian cultural genesis in general. This paper considers another aspect of the cultural-historical retrospective of the materials of this culture, namely monofunctional clay forgeries found in the burial-cult site of Buston VI. When they are studied and verified with Vedic sources, a large number of parallels are observed, which cannot be a mere accident. The peculiarity of the products under consideration is that they are represented by a standardized set, which includes anthropomorphic figurines that are directly identified with certain deities of the Vedic pantheon, various products that had a ritual and symbolic orientation, as well as ritual utensils (a vessel and a devil-spoon) for sacred offerings. The work defines not only their parallels with the data of the Vedas, but also the origin associated with the arrival of the steppe Eurasian tribes in the territory of Northern Bactria. The relevance of this study is determined by the possibility of restoring ideological ideas and structuring the picture of the mythological worldview of the Sapalli society in the Late Bronze Age. The influence of the cattle-breeding Srubna-Andronovo tribes, which left a significant mark on the culture of ancient farmers, which served as the basis for the formation of a new Vedic culture in North India, is emphasized.