WHEN WAS GÖK TURK STATUES SCULPTED AND ERECTED? A GLANCE WITH THE EXAMPLE OF KÜL TIGIN'S WIFE
Öz
There are big differences in the way of sculpting technique between agrarian and nomadic cultures. Empires like Assurs, Hittites, Romans and Greeks, sculptures were mostly erected in honor of gods, goddesses, emperors and sometimes just plain people. But in nomadic cultures especially in the Gök Turk period, statues represent only the dead person both men and women . Again Gök Turk statues were not found to be erected in temples, backyards or on the streets, but only in cultic sides where shaman performed a ritual for the soul of dead man or woman. Some of those Gök Turk statues show very strong portrait features. Since there is no name carved on them we do not know whom they belonged to, but probably in their time people were aware of that
Anahtar Kelimeler
Gök Turk statue, Kül Tigin memorial, Balbal, Eurasian nomads
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