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Historical and Cultural Museum-reserve of Taraz, one of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan.

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2000+
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30
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5
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The delegation of the Leningrad region visited the mausoleum of Karakhan
22 October, 2026

The delegation of the Leningrad region visited the mausoleum of Karakhan

A delegation from the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation visited the mausoleums of Karakhan and Dautbek, which are part of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve "Monuments of Ancie...

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THE X INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "ALTAI - THE GOLDEN CRADLE OF THE TURKIC WORLD" WAS HELD
15 October, 2026

THE X INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "ALTAI - THE GOLDEN CRADLE OF THE TURKIC WORLD" WAS HELD

Ust –Kamenogorsk hosted the X International Scientific and Practical Conference "Altai -the Golden Cradle of the Turkic...

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Представлена история мечети Абдуллы Ишана
14 October, 2026

Представлена история мечети Абдуллы Ишана

Историк отдела «научная деятельность и охрана памятников» Государственного историко-культурного музея-заповедника «Памя...

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Anti-Corruption Induction Briefing Held for New Employees
14 October, 2026

Anti-Corruption Induction Briefing Held for New Employees

The State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Ежелгі Тараз ескерткіштері” held a mandatory induction briefing on ant...

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Мечеть Наметбая - преемственность истории и архитектуры
08 October, 2026

Мечеть Наметбая - преемственность истории и архитектуры

Для студентов 1 курса Таразского гуманитарно-технического колледжа была проведена познавательная лекция, посвященная ис...

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Реставрационные работы мечети Абдуллы Ишана: история и опыт
08 October, 2026

Реставрационные работы мечети Абдуллы Ишана: история и опыт

Историк государственного историко-культурного музея-заповедника «Памятники древнего Тараза» Акдидар Жанибековна провела...

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Historical monuments

Masterpieces of ancient architecture — pearls of the Taraz region

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About the museum

The State Museum-Reserve 'Monuments of Ancient Taraz', established by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1998, is a center for research, protection, and promotion of the historical and cultural heritage of a region with more than 2000 years of history.

30 monument of national significance
5 UNESCO World Heritage Site
2015 ICOM Museum of the Year Award
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Ancient Taraz Museum

Museum Collection Artifacts

"Amphora" jug
IX-X centuries

"Amphora" jug

Material and technique:

Ceramics, carving, stamp. Made by hand molding

Size:

height-57 см; diameter-32 см.

Hum
X-XII centuries

Hum

Material and technique:

Ceramics, carving. Ornament - "Koshkar muyiz". Made by hand molding

Size:

height-59,7 см; diameter-48 см.

Tagara
X-XII centuries

Tagara

Material and technique:

Ceramics, carving, indentations. Made by hand molding

Size:

height-29 см; diameter-50 см.

Jug neck
X-XII centuries

Jug neck

Material and technique:

Ceramics. The neck is ornamented with an anthropomorphic molding.

Size:

Биіктігі – 23 см. Диаметрі - 34 см.

Jug
XII-XIII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel. Covered with blue glaze.

Size:

height-22,5 см; diameter-14,6 см.

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Ceramics. Made on a potter's wheel. Covered with green glaze with vertical streaks.

Size:

height-15,7 см; diameter-10 см.

Jug
VIII-X centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Ceramics. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, indentations.

Size:

height-29,5 см; diameter-15 см.

Fragment of the neck of a jug
VIII-X centuries

Fragment of the neck of a jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. The neck is ornamented with an anthropomorphic molding

Size:

height -17 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel. Engobe, painting.

Size:

height-22,8 см; diameter-17,5 см.

Water vessel
XI-XII centuries

Water vessel

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel. Engobe, painting.

Size:

height-27 см; diameter-20 см.

Koze
XI-XII centuries

Koze

Material and technique:

Ceramics, engobe. Made by hand molding.

Size:

height-21 см; diameter-18,4 см.

Koze
XI-XII centuries

Koze

Material and technique:

Ceramics, engobe.. Made on a potter's wheel.

Size:

height-21,6 см; diameter-16 см.

Koze
XI-XII centuries

Koze

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made by hand molding. Carving, stamp, hand molding.

Size:

height-22 см; diameter-18 см.

Vessel-Aquarius
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-Aquarius

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height-26 см; diameter-21,1 см.

Сauldron
VIII-X centuries

Сauldron

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, indentations.

Size:

height-8 см; diameter-11,5 см.

Tagara
XII-XIII centuries

Tagara

Material and technique:

Сeramics, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height-15 см; diameter-26 см.

Tagara
VIII-IX centuries

Tagara

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height - 12,5 см, diameter - 30 см

Vessel-Aquarius
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-Aquarius

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Polishing, carving. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height-30 см, diameter-5см

Vessel-flask “mustahara”
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-flask “mustahara”

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving.

Size:

height-17,2 см; diameter-22 см

Vessel-flask “mustahara”
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-flask “mustahara”

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving

Size:

height-15,5 см; diameter-17,5 см

Jug
VIII-IX centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Polishing, hand molding.

Size:

height-24,9 см; diameter-16,5 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting.

Size:

height-21,5 см; diameter-12,7 см

Jug
X-XI centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving, stamp, indentations.

Size:

height-19,0 см; diameter-17,8 см

Jug
IX-XI centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving, stamp, indentations.

Size:

height-17,5 см; diameter-12,5 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics,engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze two-color painting.

Size:

height-16 см; diameter-11,5 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Carving, stamp, indentations.

Size:

height-17,5 см; diameter-11,6 см

Teapot
IX-XI centuries

Teapot

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Hand molding, indentations.

Size:

height-9,0 см; diameter-14 см

Jug
X-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving.

Size:

height-14,7 см; diameter-9,5 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized epigraphic ornament.

Size:

height-8,7 см; diameter-2,7 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “vine”.

Size:

height-6,2 см; diameter-27,5 см

Plate
XI-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized epigraphic ornament.

Size:

height-6,5 см; diameter-19,5 см

Plate
XI-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized epigraphic ornament.

Size:

height-8,5 см; diameter-21 см

Bowl
X-XII centuries

Bowl

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “vine”.

Size:

height-8,0 см; diameter-21,8 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “palmette”.

Size:

height-7 см; diameter-24,2 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “vine”.

Size:

height-7,7 см; diameter-22 см

Four-arm pendant chandelier
X-XII centuries

Four-arm pendant chandelier

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, stamp

Size:

height-4,5 см; diameter-3 см

Lamps-Chirags
X-XII centuries

Lamps-Chirags

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, stamp, underglaze painting.

Size:

height- 13,2-14,5 см; diameter- 2,9 - 3,5 см

Double arm lamp-сhirag
X-XII centuries

Double arm lamp-сhirag

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made by hand molding.

Size:

height-6,0см; diameter-8,3см

Vessels – spherocones
X-XII centuries

Vessels – spherocones

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Stamp, hand molding, indentations, carving

Spherocone «fish»
X-XII centuries

Spherocone «fish»

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Stamp, hand molding, indentations, carving.

Size:

height-33,3 см; diameter-13,8 см

Spherocones «fish»
X-XII centuries

Spherocones «fish»

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, high-thermal firing. Stamp, indentations, carving.

Size:

height-16,6 – 22,5 см; diameter-5,7 – 13,5 см.

Facing bricks
X-XII centuries

Facing bricks

Material and technique:

Material, technique: Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Stamp, indentations, carving

Size:

length-14,8-15,3 см; height-4,7 – 5,5 см.

I-XII centuries

Material and technique:

I-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

X-XI centuries

Material and technique:

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

Брасл ет.
X-XII centuries

Брасл ет.

Material and technique:

Серебро. Литье, гравировка.

Size:

Размер: диаметр-5,4 см; вес-21,20 гр.

Earrings, 2pcs.
X-XII centuries

Earrings, 2pcs.

Material and technique:

Silver. Casting, bending.

Size:

Size: diameter 3,5 -4,0 cm; weight - 6,74 - 6,82 gr

Fragments of the product, ornamented, 54 pcs.
X-XII centuries

Fragments of the product, ornamented, 54 pcs.

Material and technique:

Silver. Stamping, carving, niello.

Size:

Total weight: 353 gr.

Plaque fragments, 3 pcs.
X-XII centuries

Plaque fragments, 3 pcs.

Material and technique:

Silver. Stamping.

Size:

Weight: 1,20-2,00 g

Plaque
X-XII centuries

Plaque

Material and technique:

Silver. Stamping, niello.

Size:

Size: 4,2x2,0 cm; weight-4,02 gr.

Fragment of a plate screwed into a tube
X-XII centuries

Fragment of a plate screwed into a tube

Material and technique:

Silver, вlacksmithing.

Size:

Size: 3,2x2,0 cm; weight-4,52 gr.

Belt part. Silver.
X-XII centuries

Belt part. Silver.

Material and technique:

Вlacksmithing, сasting.

Size:

Size: 2,6 cm; weight-4,06 gr.

X-XII centuries

Material and technique:

Ingot
X-XII centuries

Ingot

Material and technique:

Silver, сasting.

Size:

Size: diameter - 4,2 cm; weight-132 gr.

Beads, 2 pcs.
X-XII centuries

Beads, 2 pcs.

Material and technique:

Stone, carnelian.

Size:

Size: 1,3x0,7cm; 1,0x0,5 cm

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