Oxus treasure-financial cultural treasure Ra’nokhon Olimova Uzbekistan,Namangan state university, Annotation Oxus treasure - collection of jeweleries that belong to IV- II AD, Consisting of 179 golden and 7 silver items and 1500 coins, Nowadays it is kept in the British Museum, There are golden jewelries, bracelets, rings,earings, necklaces, neck tumars,horsecoverings and stamps or seals, golden sculptures of people, deer, goat, goose, fish and other animals, additionaly cart and containers, In conclusion we can say that Oxus treasure is memorial, social, economical cultural political life of people lived in the large area of small Asia, Iran an Turan. Key words

Oxus treasure, British Museum, Asia, Iran and Turan, IV- II AD, Ahomoniy leaders, Alexandr, Diodot, Yevtedim, Grifon, K.Nurjonov, Kuzmina, P.M Girshman and M.I Artamonov, Iran culture, Sak people, three merchants from Bukhara.

In VI-IV B.C handicraft manufacturing especially pottery was developed. Potteries that were made in potter’s wheel and baked in special jars have patterns that characterize Central Asia. For this case we can take that cylindrical dishes were common at that time. These type of dishes were found in Baktra, Balx, Kobadiyon, Boldaytepa, Talashkan, Qiziltepa, Khaja Boston, Uzunkir, Sarmish, Kozalikir, Kal’alikir, Dingilja in Kharezm, Yozdetepa and Govurkal’a in Margiyona. According to explorers “Oxus treasure” show that re-treatment to metals were highly developed. Oxus treasure - collection of jeweleries that belong to IV- II AD. Consisting of 179 golden and 7 silver items and 1500 coins. Produced the same period was found in 1877 at the flow of rivers Panj and Vaxsh into Amudaryo near the Takhtubod cross1 In Europe it was called Oxus treasure because Amudaryo was

1 Amudarinskiy klad: Katalog vistavki, L., 1979. known as Ox in Greek manuscripts. Nowadays it is kept in the British Museum. The treasure involves 1300 golden coins (200 AD), plates dishes, sculptures, bracelets, jeweleries, golden and so on. The items reflect method of Ahomoniy period, moreover masteership of greek-baktra, animal patterns of skiph trade, northern nomodic people and Central Asian people methods2. They were made in different periods by different people. There are golden jewelries, bracelets, rings, earings, necklaces, neck tumars, horsecoverings and stamps or seals, golden sculptures of people, deer, goat, goose, fish and other animals, additionaly cart and containers. They were made by masters of Ahomoniy leaders, greek-baqtra and saks. The names of Alexandr and leaders of Salavkiy and Greek-baqtra goverentment Diodot (250- 230 AD) and Yevtedim (230-200 AD) were printed on the golden and silver coins. They were brought to the British Museum through Afganistan and India (1897). Patterns on items and sculptures are similar to patterns of warriors and animals on golden and silver items found in padishah mausoleum were gathered for long time of the items perform different cultures and period. For example among items of treasure there is a ring decorated with the head of gifon. Crafts method derives from VI-IV BC Iran culture during Ahamoniy period. Grifon - a greek name, legendary creature which has eagle beak, wings and is in the shape of lion with horn. The same designed rings and bracelets were found fom Persepol in Iran.3 Greek historian Ksefon said that Irani padishahs used them as awards which were given commanders when they do something special. There are holes on decorated surfase of rings, they are filled with glass and precious stones.It is also involved in uzbek national currency - sum. Regionalist explorer K.Nurjonov said that Oxus treasure items involve Avesto personnels divine animals, horse, sheep, fish, dog and other animal shopes. One item of treasure is wagon with of horses is extraordinary mode.There are four horses and the wagon two scaptures of people, One is feudal lord sitting, the other

2 slovari.yandex.ru// Lit.: Dalton O. M., The treasure of the Oxus, 3 ed., L., 1964.V. N. Sarianidi.

3 slovari.yandex.ru// Lit.: Dalton O. M., The treasure of the Oxus, 3 ed., L., 1964.V. N. Sarianidi. is groom controlling the horses. The wagon is well-designed and the clothes of people are also clear-cut.The clothes are found to be similar to the clothes of Mediana region of ancient Iran In Avesto to Anaxita is praised to be controlling four horses in wagon. When Oxus treasure was found, the same model of wagon was bought by graf Lifton. saying of Herodot that Sak people are close to skiph people who live along the Black Sea 130 years. Before in Indian bazaars extraordinary golden items appeared. They say that three merchants from Bukhara (Vari ad-Din, G’ulom Muhammad and Shukur Ali) brought and sold in Ravalpindi and Peshavar. The treasure were studied a number of times and clafied which period they belong to the list of catalog of treasure were organized by Dalton from england Kuzmina, P.M Girshman and M.I Artamonov gave their opions in their researches. They speculate that it may belong to Oxus treasure the some time it is kept in British Museum. Golden drawing designed with picture of a man is the largest of golden drawings. It is one out of 50 drawings from 3 sm to 20 sm.In the drawing a bunch of stick. It is speculated that the sticks are herbs, or a plant fumed in fistikes and the man is religious person. But there is a sword on the waist of the person. The sword looks like “akinak” the sword of sak warriors. And the cog is also same with these of sak people. Taking into account these facts we can sum up with the idea of it is sak warriors . In conclusion we can say that Oxus treasure is memorial, social, economical cultural political life of people lived in the large area of small Asia, Iran and Turan. This treasure is kept in Great Britain and exposed to the world.