Art in Mongolia Between the 6th and 8th Centuries Cultural Diversity in the Arts of the Turks

Absztrakt

The 6th to 8th-century steppe arts in Mongolia were based on the artistic trends running through the active relations between the nomads, such as the Turks, and cultural agents like the Sogdians, who covered the steppe road and the Silkroad from China, Mongolia, East Turkestan, and West Turkestan. Two recently discovered tombs, the Bayannuur Tomb and the Pugu Tomb, as well as the Shiveet Ulaan clearly exhibit the tastes of nomadic people residing along the Silk Road. The burial objects and practices shown in these tombs can shed a light on the cultural background of the buried as well as the cultural interaction along the Steppe Route. The Shiveet Ulaan ritual complex displays extraordinary artistic cultural exchanges and is the beginning of the combination between the Turkic and the Chinese style in the building of ritual complexes.