Ceramic

Zoomorphic Motives in the Ceramics of Chach

One of the most ancient kinds of decorative-applied art, ceramics, was very common on the entire territory of Central Asia. Having evolved from ordinary kitchen utensils to immaculate pieces of high art, by the 9th-11th centuries it reaches its heyday owing to technological progress and the appearance of slip glaze. Chach, an ancient oasis of sedentary farming, was among interesting ceramic manufacturing centres of that time; it spanned across the territory of contemporary Tashkent and Tashkent Oblast (province). The capital of medieval Chach was the town of Binket, which, according to some scientists, was situated in the place of the present old part of Tashkent. Numerous towns and settlements earned Chach the name of the land of thousand cities. More….