The Oxus Treasure - Objects in Focus - John Curtis - Books - British Museum Press - 9780714150796 - May 28, 2012
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The Oxus Treasure - Objects in Focus

John Curtis

The Oxus Treasure - Objects in Focus

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.


63 pages, col illus

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 28, 2012
ISBN13 9780714150796
Publishers British Museum Press
Pages 64
Dimensions 146 × 210 × 6 mm   ·   150 g

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