Balalyk Tepe
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37.535384°N 67.115405°E / 37.535384; 67.115405 Balalyk tepe, in former Bactria, modern Uzbekistan, is a Central Asian archaeological site with many mural paintings.[1] It was the site of a small fortified manor belonging to a princely Hephthalite clan.[2] It is generally dated a bit later than the painting at Dilberjin, from the late 5th century to the early 7th century CE,[3][1] or from the end of the 6th century to the early 7th century CE.[4] The paintings of Balalyk Tepe are part of a "Tokharistan school", which also includes Adzhina-tepe and Kafyr-kala.[5] They are succeeded chronologically by the Sogdian art of Penjikent.[6]