Akhal-Teke Horses in Art
The Akhal-Teke is Turkmenistan’s beloved horse, a national treasure.
Their horses are their greatest pride… as well as the foundation of their entire culture.
From the past to the present, Turkmen equestrianism is widely displayed in artwork, architecture, music… and even their currency!
Every year in Ashgabat competitions are held of the Akhal-Teke horse in art.
The categories are:
Paintings
Statues
Carpets
Horse jewelry ( see the Traditional Tack page)
Their horses are their greatest pride… as well as the foundation of their entire culture.
From the past to the present, Turkmen equestrianism is widely displayed in artwork, architecture, music… and even their currency!
Every year in Ashgabat competitions are held of the Akhal-Teke horse in art.
The categories are:
Paintings
Statues
Carpets
Horse jewelry ( see the Traditional Tack page)
Akhal-Teke horse paintings:
Here are some samples and details of some of the paintings.
Akhal-Teke in Carpets
Akhal-Teke Statues
Akhal-Teke Jewelry
The Jockey of Artemision is a large Hellenistic bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse, dated to c.140 BC but possibly as early as 200BC. It is a rare surviving original bronze statue from Ancient Greece, and is currently located at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
For all postcard collectors… Russia and Turkmenistan have issued postcards over the years featuring Akhal-Teke horses!
Akhal-Teke horses on stamps
Russian stamps:
USSR – CIRCA 1968: A stamp printed in USSR shows a Akhal -Teke horse, series horse breed in a equestrian sport, circa 1968
Turkmenistan stamps
Kazakhstan stamps:
Uzbekistan stamps:
