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    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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     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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    (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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Golden statuettes of two mobads, Oxus Treasure...
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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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    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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    chariot, a toy or perhaps a votive offering, found in the so-called Oxus Treasure, discovered in the extreme east of the empire but apparently made in...
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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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    Scythian art The Avar Treasure Pereshchepina Treasure Preslav Treasure Rhyton Griffin Simurgh/Simorgh Garuda Sasanian art Oxus Treasure Ganymede (mythology)...
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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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    JSTOR 24048772. Rtveladze, E (2019). Alexandria on the Oxus - Kampir Tepe: A fortress city on the Oxus shore. Tashkent.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location...
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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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    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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    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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    Alexander the Great, including Alexandria on the Oxus. The series also explores the pre-existing Oxus civilization. The site was portrayed in the 2004...
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