Dal'verzin Tepe (English spelling)

Japanese: ダルベルジン･テペ（英語表記）Dal’verzin Tepe

The remains of a capital city dating from the 3rd century BC to the 7th century AD, located south of the Denau in the Surkhan River basin, Republic of Uzbekistan, Central Asia. It is about 1 km north to south and 0.5 km east to west. By 1967, GA Pugachenkova had clarified the state of the city from the end of the Bactrian period to the early Kushan period, which lasted for 200 years around the time of Christ. Many clay statues were used in the Kushan period up to the 3rd century, and molded terracotta statues of goddesses derived from the local beliefs have also been excavated. The clay statues were excavated at a site said to be the remains of a Buddhist temple in the city, and in addition to huge Buddha statues, the so-called Khalcayayan clay statues also include secular statues thought to represent rulers, and are representative of the Kushan period and the art before and after it in northern Bactria, north of the Amu Darya.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中央アジア，ウズベキスタン共和国スルハーン川流域のデナウ南方にある，前3～後7世紀の都城跡。南北約1km，東西0.5km。1967年までに，紀元前後の200年間バクトリア時代末期からクシャーナ初期の様相が，G.A.プガチェンコーワにより明らかにされた。また3世紀までのクシャーナ時代には多数の塑像が用いられ，他方この土地の信仰に由来する型づくりのテラコッタ女神像が出土している。塑像は都市の仏教寺院跡といわれる地点で出土し，巨大な仏像のほか，いわゆるハルチャヤーン式の塑像には，支配者たちを表したと考えられる世俗彫像もあり，アム･ダリヤ北方のバクトリア北部におけるクシャーナ時代とその前後の美術を代表する。

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