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Historical and cultural reserve-museum of Taraz — one of the ancient cities of Kazakhstan. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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2000+
years of history
30
monument
5
UNESCO Site

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Организована передвижная выставка «Загадки и тайны древнего Тараза»
11 June, 2026

Организована передвижная выставка «Загадки и тайны древнего Тараза»

В летнем лагере при школе №66 г. Тараз прошла познавательная выставка для школьников. На выставке представлены артефакты...

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Состоялся международный онлайн семинар «Историко-культурное значение города Тараз на Великом Шелковом пути»
10 June, 2026

Состоялся международный онлайн семинар «Историко-культурное значение города Тараз на Великом Шелковом пути»

Мероприятие было организовано в рамках меморандума о сотрудничестве между Государственным историко-культурным заповедник...

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«Средневековый Тараз как центр ремесла и торговли: история и фактологическое осмысление»
10 June, 2026

«Средневековый Тараз как центр ремесла и торговли: история и фактологическое осмысление»

Научная статья археолога отдела «Научная деятельность и охрана памятников» Государственного историко-культурного музея-з...

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Для учеников была организована познавательная экскурсия по историко-культурным местам Таразского региона
08 June, 2026

Для учеников была организована познавательная экскурсия по историко-культурным местам Таразского региона

В ходе экскурсии подростки посетили археологический парк «Древний Тараз», исторические комплексы Карахан, Айша биби и Т...

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Historical monuments

Masterpieces of ancient architecture — pearls of the Taraz region

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About the museum

The State Museum-Reserve 'Monuments of Ancient Taraz', established by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1998, is a center for research, protection, and promotion of the historical and cultural heritage of a region with more than 2000 years of history.

30 monument of national significance
5 UNESCO World Heritage Site
2015 ICOM Museum of the Year Award
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Ancient Taraz Museum

Museum Collection Artifacts

"Amphora" jug
IX-X centuries

"Amphora" jug

Material and technique:

Ceramics, carving, stamp. Made by hand molding

Size:

height-57 см; diameter-32 см.

Hum
X-XII centuries

Hum

Material and technique:

Ceramics, carving. Ornament - "Koshkar muyiz". Made by hand molding

Size:

height-59,7 см; diameter-48 см.

Tagara
X-XII centuries

Tagara

Material and technique:

Ceramics, carving, indentations. Made by hand molding

Size:

height-29 см; diameter-50 см.

Jug neck
X-XII centuries

Jug neck

Material and technique:

Ceramics. The neck is ornamented with an anthropomorphic molding.

Size:

Биіктігі – 23 см. Диаметрі - 34 см.

Jug
XII-XIII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel. Covered with blue glaze.

Size:

height-22,5 см; diameter-14,6 см.

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Ceramics. Made on a potter's wheel. Covered with green glaze with vertical streaks.

Size:

height-15,7 см; diameter-10 см.

Jug
VIII-X centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Ceramics. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, indentations.

Size:

height-29,5 см; diameter-15 см.

Fragment of the neck of a jug
VIII-X centuries

Fragment of the neck of a jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. The neck is ornamented with an anthropomorphic molding

Size:

height -17 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel. Engobe, painting.

Size:

height-22,8 см; diameter-17,5 см.

Water vessel
XI-XII centuries

Water vessel

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel. Engobe, painting.

Size:

height-27 см; diameter-20 см.

Koze
XI-XII centuries

Koze

Material and technique:

Ceramics, engobe. Made by hand molding.

Size:

height-21 см; diameter-18,4 см.

Koze
XI-XII centuries

Koze

Material and technique:

Ceramics, engobe.. Made on a potter's wheel.

Size:

height-21,6 см; diameter-16 см.

Koze
XI-XII centuries

Koze

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made by hand molding. Carving, stamp, hand molding.

Size:

height-22 см; diameter-18 см.

Vessel-Aquarius
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-Aquarius

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height-26 см; diameter-21,1 см.

Сauldron
VIII-X centuries

Сauldron

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, indentations.

Size:

height-8 см; diameter-11,5 см.

Tagara
XII-XIII centuries

Tagara

Material and technique:

Сeramics, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height-15 см; diameter-26 см.

Tagara
VIII-IX centuries

Tagara

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height - 12,5 см, diameter - 30 см

Vessel-Aquarius
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-Aquarius

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Polishing, carving. Made on a potter’s wheel.

Size:

height-30 см, diameter-5см

Vessel-flask “mustahara”
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-flask “mustahara”

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving.

Size:

height-17,2 см; diameter-22 см

Vessel-flask “mustahara”
XI-XII centuries

Vessel-flask “mustahara”

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving

Size:

height-15,5 см; diameter-17,5 см

Jug
VIII-IX centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Polishing, hand molding.

Size:

height-24,9 см; diameter-16,5 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting.

Size:

height-21,5 см; diameter-12,7 см

Jug
X-XI centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving, stamp, indentations.

Size:

height-19,0 см; diameter-17,8 см

Jug
IX-XI centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving, stamp, indentations.

Size:

height-17,5 см; diameter-12,5 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics,engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze two-color painting.

Size:

height-16 см; diameter-11,5 см

Jug
XI-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Carving, stamp, indentations.

Size:

height-17,5 см; diameter-11,6 см

Teapot
IX-XI centuries

Teapot

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Hand molding, indentations.

Size:

height-9,0 см; diameter-14 см

Jug
X-XII centuries

Jug

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe. Made on a potter’s wheel. Carving.

Size:

height-14,7 см; diameter-9,5 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized epigraphic ornament.

Size:

height-8,7 см; diameter-2,7 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “vine”.

Size:

height-6,2 см; diameter-27,5 см

Plate
XI-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized epigraphic ornament.

Size:

height-6,5 см; diameter-19,5 см

Plate
XI-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized epigraphic ornament.

Size:

height-8,5 см; diameter-21 см

Bowl
X-XII centuries

Bowl

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “vine”.

Size:

height-8,0 см; diameter-21,8 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “palmette”.

Size:

height-7 см; diameter-24,2 см

Plate
X-XII centuries

Plate

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made on a potter’s wheel. Underglaze painting, stylized plant ornament “vine”.

Size:

height-7,7 см; diameter-22 см

Four-arm pendant chandelier
X-XII centuries

Four-arm pendant chandelier

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, stamp

Size:

height-4,5 см; diameter-3 см

Lamps-Chirags
X-XII centuries

Lamps-Chirags

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made by hand molding. Hand molding, stamp, underglaze painting.

Size:

height- 13,2-14,5 см; diameter- 2,9 - 3,5 см

Double arm lamp-сhirag
X-XII centuries

Double arm lamp-сhirag

Material and technique:

Сeramics, engobe, glaze. Made by hand molding.

Size:

height-6,0см; diameter-8,3см

Vessels – spherocones
X-XII centuries

Vessels – spherocones

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Stamp, hand molding, indentations, carving

Spherocone «fish»
X-XII centuries

Spherocone «fish»

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Stamp, hand molding, indentations, carving.

Size:

height-33,3 см; diameter-13,8 см

Spherocones «fish»
X-XII centuries

Spherocones «fish»

Material and technique:

Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, high-thermal firing. Stamp, indentations, carving.

Size:

height-16,6 – 22,5 см; diameter-5,7 – 13,5 см.

Facing bricks
X-XII centuries

Facing bricks

Material and technique:

Material, technique: Сeramics. Made on a potter’s wheel, highthermal firing. Stamp, indentations, carving

Size:

length-14,8-15,3 см; height-4,7 – 5,5 см.

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