Object description

The theme of the Balalyk-tepe is uniformly related to feasting. The style of the painting is quite different from the native style of Penjikent, Afrasiab or Varakhsha. Although the pervasive theme of the banquet is different from the religious theme of the Buddhist murals of Tokharistan, and the painting do not have a Buddhist character despite the presence of a few elements, some similarities can be found in style and iconography.