title: The sacred symbolic meaning of ceramics glazed with a yellow background: possibilities of reconstruction (archaeological artifacts from the Kultobe settlement)
abstract: Turkistan’s ceramic style development occurred over several centuries and was formed by the Middle Ages. In Kazakh culture the ceramic art was raised up to an original artistic phenomenon. Studies of the production of South Kazakhstan pottery from the archeologic point of view has involved many Kazakh scientists such as: Karl Baipakov, Alexander Podushkin, Yerbolat Smagulov and many others. Their works are the foundation for further cultural and art historical interpretations of Kazakhstani pott
journal: Central Asian Journal of Art Studies