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Tillya Tepe
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Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa is an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan near Sheberghan, excavated in 1978 by a Soviet-Afghan team led by the Soviet archaeolog
Tillya Tepe
Crown from Tomb VI (female owner)
Crown from Tomb VI (female owner)
Reconstitution of two members of the Tillya Tepe burial, with corresponding artifacts: man (r. tomb IV) and woman (l. tomb II).
Reconstitution of two members of the Tillya Tepe burial, with corresponding artifacts: man (r. tomb IV) and woman (l. tomb II).
The Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin, with a naked deity wearing chlamys cape and petasus hat pushing the Wheel of the Law. Kabul Museum. This is "most proba
The Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin, with a naked deity wearing chlamys cape and petasus hat pushing the Wheel of the Law. Kabul Museum. This is "most probably Buddha Sakyamuni in a yet non-canonical representation".
Hellenistic tritons with dolphins (Tomb I.).
Hellenistic tritons with dolphins (Tomb I.).
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w
Tillya Tepe
…Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa (Persian: طلاتپه, romanized: Ṭalā-tappe, literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mound") is an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan near Sheberghan, excavated in 1978 by a Soviet-Afghan team led by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi. The hoard found there…
Tents of Afghan nomads in the northern Badghis Province. Early peasant farming villages came into existence about 7,000 years ago.
Tents of Afghan nomads in the northern Badghis Province. Early peasant farming villages came into existence about 7,000 years ago.
A "Bactrian gold" Scythian belt depicting Dionysus, from Tillya Tepe in the ancient region of Bactria
A "Bactrian gold" Scythian belt depicting Dionysus, from Tillya Tepe in the ancient region of Bactria
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Afghan tribesmen in 1841, painted by British officer James Rattray
Afghan tribesmen in 1841, painted by British officer James Rattray