State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan

The State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan (Oʻzbekiston madaniyati tarixi davlat muzeyi,) is a museum of history, art and culture in Samarkand.

[1][2] Founded in 1892, the museum is a non-profit educational organisation currently operating from 148, Mirzo Ulugbek Street, Samarkand.

The museum has departments of history, ethnography and art, with the administration of the Samarkand State Museum-Reserve located in the building.

Bulatov) but was moved to the present location in 2009 while a new, purpose-built museum is planned.

[3] The "Chilek bowl" is considered as the "best known specimen of Hephthalite art", which is similar in composition with the Hephthalite silver bowl in the British Museum, but represents "six dancers in Indian costume with Iranian ribbons and Hephthalite-short heads".