Augustus Wollaston Franks
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Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks was a British antiquarian and museum administrator. Franks was described by Marjorie Caygill, historian of the British Museum, as "arguably the most important collector i
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Funerary monument, Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Oxus Treasure
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The Oxus treasure is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, most relatively small, and around 200 coins, from the Achaemenid Persian period which were found by the
Augustus Wollaston Franks
…short or longer term. It was largely devoted to the collection of ceramics and precious objects of medieval art; it also included many items from the Oxus Treasure, and Franks built up that side of his collection through dealers in India and by purchase from Alexander Cunningham. Franks was also an authority on…
The Oxus Treasure at Room 52, the British Museum
Gold statuettes carrying barsoms, with a rider behind
Gold statuette of a rider
Gold model chariot