The Oxus Treasure free download pdf

The Oxus TreasureThe Oxus Treasure free download pdf

Author: John Curtis
Date: 31 Dec 2012
Publisher: BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::64 pages
ISBN10: 0714150797
ISBN13: 9780714150796
Dimension: 145x 210x 7.62mm::136.08g
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"The Oxus treasure is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, the majority rather small, plus perhaps about The Oxus Treasure - Curtis John. ISBN: 9780714150796. Greek Hoplite,from the Oxus treasure collection of the Achaemenid Persian and Greek Seleucid periods. Now displayed at the British Museum as the Oxus Treasure, the collection was more assembled from discoveries at various sites across northern Afghanistan and southern Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Treasure may also include objects from other regions or objects made in the Achaemenid style long after the 5th-4th century BC. The Oxus Treasure is a selection of metalwork which was found the Oxus chariot model, part of the Oxus Treasure at the British Museum. This page was last edited on 2 June 2019, at 21:27. All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; Gold jewels of the famous Oxus treasure, found in Afghanistan, dating from the first Persian empire, Achaemenian era. Such masterpieces of jewelry are now exposed at the British museum, London, United kingdom. Taken in December 2009. Joyaux en or du fameux tr�sor de l Oxus, trouv� en Afghanistan, datant du premier empire perse, dynastie Collectively known as the Oxus Treasure, the pieces are considered to be the most important surviving artifacts of the Achaemenid period of the Persian Empire. Oxus Treasure collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver Found the Oxus River Glazed Brick Masonry. Literature, Poetry, and #Oxus #Treasures *-* #Achaemenid Gold Model Chariot,The #Oxus Treasure is one of the largest collections of #Achaemenid gold and silver Curator's corner Under the microscope: the Oxus treasure and Scythian gold Scientist Aude Mongiatti explains her process of investigation and discovery comparing the craftsmanship of the Oxus treasure with the style and techniques of Scythian gold. An incredible treasure discovered near the Oxus River is one of the most precious collections of ancient Persian artifacts. Only 180 pieces of jewelry, plaques, and statuettes, and about 200 coins have survived the years, but the original cache was much bigger. In Central Asian arts: Bactria embellished with inlay, from the Oxus Treasure. A series of silver dishes (State Hermitage Museum) from the end of the 1st millennium bce are, on the other hand, decorated with scenes from the tragedies of the Greek dramatist Euripides and Greco-Roman mythology rendered in a Hellenized style. THE treasure of the Oxus was found in the year 1877, but the precise site of the discovery is variously given. According to the first published account it was 'the side of the river, almost half-way between Khulm (Tash Kurgan) on the south and Kabadian on Illustration 42, p55 in Tamara Talbot Rice, Ancient Arts of Central Asia, 1965 42 Detail front a gold sword sheath depicting scenes from a hunt reveals that the With exciting and descriptive insight placing the treasure into historical and cultural context, this book takes a closer look at the individual wonders that make up the Oxus Treasure one of the British Museums most celebrated and cherished collections. 5.0 out of 5 stars The Oxus Treasure. October 14, 2012. Format: Paperback Verified Purchase Oxus Treasure: | One of a pair of armlets from the Oxus Treasure, which World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. This amulet originally probably had enamel and or precious stones in the empty inlays you see. Wikipedia page for the Oxus Treasure. Oxus Treasure. 36 likes. The Oxus treasure is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, the majority rather small, plus The Treasure seems to have been gathered together over a long period, perhaps in a temple. It includes vessels, a gold scabbard, model chariots and figures, armlets, seals, finger-rings, miscellaneous personal objects, dedicatory plaques and coins It was found on the banks of the River Oxus, probably at the site of Takht-i Kuwad, a ferry Oxus to starożytna nazwa rzeki, kt�ra teraz nazywa się Amu-daria i płynie przez Afganistan, Pakistan i Turkmenistan. This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience providing insights into how the site is being used. 1877 of the Oxus Treasure, which contained 200 Achaemenid gold and silver day it is firmly established in history as the Oxus Treasure (Amudar'inskiy klad). Department of Ancient Near East Oxus Treasure. Museum number(s):1897,1231.17;123918. Findspot:Takht-i Kuwad (Tajikistan). Period:Achaemenid, 5th The Oxus Treasure is one of the greatest collections of Achaemenid-period precious metal to survive. It was bequeathed to the British Museum British Museum Scientist Aude Mongiatti shares some of her research on the Oxus treasure, a selection of beautiful gold and silver objects from the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Some of the objects from the Oxus treasure are on display in the current exhibition on the Scythians.

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