Buddhism of Ily valley of the XII — beginning of the XIII centuries. Finds of I. I. Kopylov objects of buddhist rite from the talgar site

Abstract

The publication is introduce into scientific circulation of archival data on Buddhist finds collected during archaeological research in one of the corners of the “jeweler’s house,” located in the center of the site by group of Talgar Archaeological Expedition under the direction of I. I. Kopylov in 1964 in a layer dated by him to the end of the 11th — beginning of the 13th centuries. The data were not published by the author. One of the finds (sculpture from bone) was repeatedly published by K. M. Baipakov with dating from the XII century — the beginning of the XIII century. Two other finds are published for the first time. The archive of I. I. Kopylov entered the funds of Reserve-Museum of “Issyk” in a very “shabby” condition, already 25 years after the death of the researcher. So far, we do not have data on where these finds got further, where they are now. These and some other artifacts reflect a poorly reflected in historical sources, but significantly different from the previous and subsequent “Khitan” period of the history of the Tian Shan region, the Chui, and Ily valleys (second half of XII — beginning of XIII centuries). Data by many finds of the period remain poorly interpreted often unrelated to the general course of the history of the Ily Valley and neighboring regions. The assumption of local production of a significant variety of local jeweler products on private orders may also be justified.