National Museum of Korea: Quarterly Magazine, vol.45

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Kazakhstan: the Cradleland of the “Golden Man”

By Kang Kunwoo, Associate Curator of the Asian Arts Division, National Museum of Korea

National Museum of Korea November 27, 2018 - February 24, 2019

The National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly host a special exhibition featuring the golden artifacts made by the ancient people of Kazakhstan who made their lives on the Great Steppe and folk crafts reflecting their nomadic culture.

Fig.1 Golden Man Issyk kurgan 4th century BCE H. 228.0 cm Collection of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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