During a meeting with Kubat Tabaldiev, the museum director, Professor Zhyldyz Bakashova, emphasized the need to protect balbals and noted their decreasing number in Kyrgyzstan.
Kubat Tabaldiev pointed out that this balbal dates back to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age and has several distinctive features compared to other exhibits in the museum. Its eyes, mustache, and manufacturing details stand out, and there are also elements that relate to later Turkic traditions.
Professor Bakashova thanked the family of Bektemir Alghozhoyev for the long-term preservation of this valuable exhibit, as well as the archaeologist who donated it to the museum. The museum management assured that efforts to protect and promote the historical heritage will continue.
