A study of a newly discovered corpus of early Central Asian wall paintings

我们将研究壁画艺术在中亚的发展，通过研究一组新发现的壁画，这些壁画来自一座有着两千年历史的大型寺庙/宫殿。这些广泛的图像收藏是迄今为止在中亚发现的规模最大、保存最完好的早期艺术循环。对这些绘画的详细图像研究将为研究古代世界历史和文化的学者提供一个广泛的新数据库。以我们的工作为基础，对中亚壁画进行更广泛的研究，将使所有对古典世界及其亚洲和伊朗同行感兴趣的人受益。

We will examine the development of mural art in Central Asia through study of a remarkable corpus of newly discovered wall-paintings from a massive two thousand year old temple/palace. This extensive collection of images is the largest and best preserved early cycle of art yet discovered in Central Asia. Detailed iconographic study of the paintings will provide an extensive new database for scholars working on the history and culture of the ancient world. A broader study of Central Asian wall painting based on our work will benefit all those interested in the Classical world and its Asian and Iranian counterparts.