Mongol Brass Chess Pieces
The Central Asian Collection at the Shanghai Museum. At the Minorities section of the Museum on display from the Tibetan, Uighur, Kirghiz, Kazakh and other Central Asian people are various Antiques and Arts reflecting the rich culture of these people.
Central Asian Wooden Saddle.
The Horse and its Saddle were the main means of transport and one of the most important weapons in Warfare especially on the Central Asian steppes. No wonder the Empires built by the Nomads of Asian Steppes including the one built by Mongols under Changez Khan were also known as Horse Empires.
A decorated Mongol Horse Saddle
The Munshi Aziz Bhatt Museum of Central Antiquities which holds a priceless treasure of Items and Objects which were once traded on the legendary Kashmir to Yarkand Silk Route via Ladakh.
A leaf from the Gilgit Manuscript
The Gilgit Manuscripts discovered in the early 1900s in Gilgit are one of the oldest Buddhist Manuscripts discovered in India. Believed to be one of the most revered Buddhist scriptures, it represents the discourse delivered by Buddha towards the end of his life.
Altai Himalaya is a great Book by Nikolai Roerich about his Journey through high Asia.