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A two-thousand-year-old smile: a Kushan prince statue found in Surkhandarya
The rare statue of a Kushan prince discovered at Dalvarzintepa is not only a work of art, but also an artistic expression of political authority, the ideal human image, and the spiritual worldview of its era. Today, this archaeological find displayed at the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan illuminates the history of early statehood and artistic thought in the region.




