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The Oxus Treasure (Objects in Focus)
The Oxus Treasure - Objects in Focus
Author: John Curtis
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780714150796
ISBN-10: 0714150797
Publication Date: 5/31/2011
Pages: 64
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Publisher: British Museum Press
Book Type: Paperback
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