Image: Burana, Kyrgyzstan (29724205397)
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Description: Kurgan stelae or Balbals, most probably from a Turkic word balbal meaning "ancestor" or "grandfather" or the Mongolic word "barimal" which means "handmade statue" are anthropomorphic stone stelae, images cut from stone, installed atop, within or around kurgans, in kurgan cemeteries, or in a double line extending from a kurgan. The stelae are also described as "obelisks" or "statue menhirs".
Title: Burana, Kyrgyzstan (29724205397)
Credit: Burana, Kyrgyzstan
Author: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland
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