RAW MATERIAL SOURCES OF SOGDIAN SILVER CRAFTSMANSHIP: BASED ON FINDS FROM SAMARKAND AND PANJIKENT
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The article analyzes the raw material sources of Sogdian silver craftsmanship on the basis of materials from Samarkand/Afrasiab and Panjikent. Silver vessels, coins, decorative systems, iconographic motifs, chasing and hammering techniques, as well as international trade relations are studied in connection with the issue of raw material supply. Particular attention is paid to silver-bearing regions such as Chach-Ilaq, Chatkal, Lashkerek, the Talas Valley, and possible Pamir–Hindu Kush routes. The study interprets Sogdian silverworking not merely as an artistic phenomenon, but as a complex economic and technological system connected with mining, monetary circulation, aristocratic consumption, and urban craftsmanship.
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