Cuman stone statues (balbals)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stone statue
kurgan stele
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cuman_people
gptkb:Turkic_peoples
gptkbp:depicts human figure
gptkbp:feature stylized facial features
depiction of hands holding a vessel or weapon
sometimes inscribed with runic text
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Eurasian_Steppe
gptkb:Southern_Siberia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cuman stone statues (balbals)
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Cuman_language
gptkb:Old_Turkic
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:purpose commemoration of the dead
gptkbp:relatedTo Kipchak culture
Scythian stelae
Turkic balbals
steppe nomad burial customs
gptkbp:usedAs grave marker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cuman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6