The Oxus treasure (Persian: گنجینه آمودریا) is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, most relatively small, and...
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Takht-i Sangin (section Temple of Oxus)
(the ancient Oxus) is met by the Panj river (the ancient Ochus), about five kilometres north of Takht-i Kuvad, where the Oxus Treasure was discovered...
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Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (redirect from Oxus civilization)
2250–1700 BC. Though it may be called the "Oxus civilization", apparently centred on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban...
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List of Iranian artifacts abroad (category Treasure troves of Asia)
John, "The Oxus Scabbard", Iran, Vol. 44, (2006), pp. 115–119, British Institute of Persian Studies, JSTOR Collon, Dominique, "Oxus Treasure", Grove Art...
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behind by Bactrian worshipers of Oxus. A seal with a human-headed bull from the Oxus Treasure is inscribed with Oxus' name written in the Aramaic script...
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Amu Darya (redirect from Oxus River)
ˈdɑːr.jə/, also called the Amu, the Amo, and historically the Oxus /ˈɒksəs/ (Latin: Ōxus; Greek: Ὦξος, Ôxos), is a major river in Central Asia, which flows...
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Oxus may refer to : Oxus River, also called the Amu Darya, Amu or Amo River, a major river in Central Asia. Oxus valley (disambiguation) Oxus civilization...
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bookplates and miscellaneous items of jewellery and plate, among them the Oxus Treasure. In 1898 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed the Waddesdon Bequest...
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they course as the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus). It is generally considered as the original findspot of the Oxus Treasure, which dates from the 6th to the 4th...
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Zoroastrian priests (Magi) carrying barsoms. Statuettes from the Oxus Treasure of the Achaemenid Empire, 4th century BC...
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or inlay in precious metal, also mostly featuring animals, and the Oxus Treasure has a wide selection of types. Small pieces, typically in gold, were...
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Central Asia. Some scholars have claimed these objects are part of the Oxus Treasure, lost shortly after its discovery in 1877 and rediscovered in Afghanistan...
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"The Metropolitan and the Oxus Treasure", ArtWatch, January 5, 2004; see also: Philippe de Montebello, "The Oxus Treasure: From the Director of the Metropolitan...
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Christian temple at Qocho Penjikent murals Sampul tapestry Sogdian Daēnās Oxus Treasure Bimaran Casket Buddhas of Bamiyan Kabul hoard Aramaic Inscription of...
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clothing in the ancient world, as found for example in the ancient Persian Oxus treasure, and also later silver coins produced in central Europe during the Early...
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writers in Persian literature was born in the village in 1004 CE. The Oxus Treasure was found near Kobadiyan. Kabadiyan ambassador to the Chinese court...
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Christian temple at Qocho Penjikent murals Sampul tapestry Sogdian Daēnās Oxus Treasure Bimaran Casket Buddhas of Bamiyan Kabul hoard Aramaic Inscription of...
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Christian temple at Qocho Penjikent murals Sampul tapestry Sogdian Daēnās Oxus Treasure Bimaran Casket Buddhas of Bamiyan Kabul hoard Aramaic Inscription of...
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or inlay in precious metal, also mostly featuring animals, and the Oxus Treasure has a wide selection of types. Small pieces, typically in gold, were...
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(ܬܚܘܪܝܣܬܢ Taḥuristan). Geographically, Tokharistan corresponds to the upper Oxus valley, between the mountain ranges of the Hindu-Kush to the south and the...
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that the Yuezhi were settled north of the Oxus but also held under their sway the territory south of Oxus, which makes up the remainder of Bactria. According...
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Christian temple at Qocho Penjikent murals Sampul tapestry Sogdian Daēnās Oxus Treasure Bimaran Casket Buddhas of Bamiyan Kabul hoard Aramaic Inscription of...
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gold torc or collar with fastening, c. 550 BC Model chariot from the Oxus Treasure, with both figures wearing torcs Achaemenid torc from Persia, c. 350 BC...
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Ferghana valley and the Amu Darya (Oxus) rises in Bactria. Both flow northwest into the Aral Sea. Where the Oxus meets the Aral Sea it forms a large...
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Christian temple at Qocho Penjikent murals Sampul tapestry Sogdian Daēnās Oxus Treasure Bimaran Casket Buddhas of Bamiyan Kabul hoard Aramaic Inscription of...
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Christian temple at Qocho Penjikent murals Sampul tapestry Sogdian Daēnās Oxus Treasure Bimaran Casket Buddhas of Bamiyan Kabul hoard Aramaic Inscription of...
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Penannular bracelet, Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid period, c. 500 BCE...
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the ruins of Otrar have been attractive because of rumours about the treasures of the ancient rulers, and about buried piles of gold coins and jewelry...
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