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The Oxus Treasure

John Curtis

出版	British Museum Press, 2012
主題	Antiques & Collectibles / Silver, Gold & Other MetalsArt / GeneralArt / History / Ancient & ClassicalArt / Asian / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Middle East / GeneralSocial Science / Archaeology
ISBN	07141507979780714150796
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7FC5cQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

In May 1880 Captain F.C. Burton, a British political officer in Afghanistan, rescued a group of merchants who had been captured by bandits while travelling between Kabul and Peshawar. With them was a rich and impressive collection of gold and silver objects dating back to the fifth and fourth centuries BC. From the banks of the River Oxus, the entire hoard was, in due course, bequeathed to the British Museum. Consisting of around 170 objects, including vessels, a gold scabbard, armlets, coins and much more, the collection is an example of ancient goldsmithery at its very best. 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 Museum's most celebrated and cherished collections.