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Description: Bust of a man, a defeated Saka warrior, found at Khalchayan, a major site of the Yuezhi (later Kushan) people, in Bactria (modern Surxondaryo Province, Uzbekistan). Painted clay. First century BCE, Termez Achaeological Museum. This is a Saka warrior, appearing as a defeated enemy in the victory sculptural scenes of the Yuezhi/Kushans at Kalchayan, according to: (2007). "Nomad Migration in Central Asia (in After Alexander: Central Asia before Islam)". Proceedings of the British Academy 133: 87–98. Encyclopedia Iranica "Head of a Saka, from Khalchayan" http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/greece-viii#prettyPhoto[content]/7/ Also a Saka warrior according to this source
Title: Saka warrior Termez Achaeological Museum
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