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"Ornaments coming from

Gobustan"

Abbo Sh.B. Rd table
Oil. rnvas 100x8

Aghbabe T.T. Collage
Oil, canvas lOOxSO

Safarova Kh.A. Spring field
Oil, canvas 9703
nhI.sb*d SB. Bias v,cks

Azerbaijan is a country in the found here and passed through can find the references to
scientific expertise. Scholars Azerbaijan in the works of
South Caucasus proud with its
proved that first examples of ancient Greek scholars like
rich culture and ancient history.
Gobustan's rock paintings Strabon and Ptolemey. Some
Nine out of eleven climatic zones
belonged to Mesolithic period. examples of Azerbaijan's cultural
that exist in the world can be
Renowned Norwegian scholar, examples enrich the foreign
found in this beautiful country at
explorer and archeologist Thor museums and private collections.
the crossroads of East and West.
Heyerdahl was comparing the There are embroideries from
Favorable climatic conditions,
Gobustan's rock paintings with Azerbaijan in the private collec-
rich natural resources contributed the paintings discovered in the tions of Duke Anton Ulrich and
to its becoming one of the oldest
Northern Land. Given its world Alberto Vecchio. Handicrafts of
spots of habitation of ancient
historical significance, Gobustan Azerbaijani masters and artists
peoples since the old days of
has been included by the can be found in London Royal
primitive society.
UNESCO into the list of world Asian Society Library as well as
cultural heritage sites. world famous museums like
Ancient monuments and other
Louvre, Dresden, Topkapi
traces of history are the evidence
Together with rock paintings (Istanbul), Metropoliten, St.
of the fact that human beings
some other cultural samples dis- Petersburg State Hermitage,
inhabited Azerbaijan from time
covered as a result of archeologi- Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
immemorial. Archeological find-
cal digs such as pottery, jewelers Armoury Museum and etc.
ings on the territory of present-
art and megalithic dwellings are
day Azerbaijan, especially those
traces of the wealthy cultural her- Numerous cultural examples, the
found in the Azikh Cave located
itage. One can compare the Maiden's Tower, Yusuf ibn
in the Guruchay region of
megalithic dwellings in Khanlar Kuseyr Tomb, Mominaxatun
Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
region of Azerbaijan with the Mausoleum, Barda Mausoleum,
goes back to 350-400 thousand
Blue
Mosque,
famous Stone Hage. Tabriz
years B.0 and allows us to com-
Shirvanshakhs' Palace in Baky
pare this Guruchay material cul-
Paintings discovered on various and many other unique architec-
ture with the Oldway one. One of
decorative applied examples and tural monuments emphasizing
the most ancient places of habita-
ornaments convey the talent of the rich cultural traditions people
tion is Gobustan which is located
masters, fine esthetic feeling of of Azerbaijan has been recog-
approximately in 70 km from
ancestors of Azerbaijani people, nized worldwide as a unique and
Baky, capital ofAzerbaijan. More
its artistic imagination and broad unparalleled contribution to the
than four thousands of rocks were
mentality. No wonder that you world cultural treasury.
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