Sokh snakes

Sokh snakes
Material	Stone
Created	c. 2000 BC
Discovered	1899 Fergana, Uzbekistan
Present location	National Museum of Uzbek History, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The Sokh snakes ^[1] are two snakes made in stone that were discovered in Sokh, Ferghana valley, Uzbekistan in 1899. ^[1] It was created around 2000 BC, and displays stylistic similarities with the contemporary cultures of Mesopotamia. Leading archaeologist Philip Kohl suggests that it was actually imported from Elam, where similar objects can be found. ^[2]

The culture to which the stone snakes belonged may have been a predecessor, and may have contributed to the formation, of the Chust culture (c. 1500 to 900 BC) of Fergana. ^[3]

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References

1. "Splendeurs des oasis dOuzbekistan, p.12" (PDF).
2. Gorbunova, N. G. (1978). The Culture of Ancient Ferghana: VI Century B.C. - VI Century A.D. British Archaeological Reports. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-86054-363-3. to the 2 nd and 3rd millennia B.C. , the most important is a stone relief with a snake motif , found in Sokh in 1899...
3. Starr, S. Frederick (18 December 2014). Ferghana Valley: The Heart of Central Asia. Routledge. p. 5. ISBN   978-1-317-47066-3.