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Bimaran Reliquary, from stupa 2 at Bimaran, Gandhara (Afghanistan). The inscription on the steatite casket in which the reliquary was kept, states that it contained some of the bones of the Buddha; when found in the 19th century, the bones were missing, but there were burnt pearls, beads of precious and semi-precious stones and four coins, which date the reliquary to about 50 CE. In the central arch the Buddha, with two figures facing him on either side. OA 1900.2-9.1
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Bimaran Reliquary, from stupa 2 at Bimaran, Gandhara (Afghanistan). The inscrip...

Bronze figure of Maitreya, excavated near the Helmand river, Afghanistan, 10th CE. It shows the bodhisattva Maitreya seated in the lotus position on a throne. He has a bare torso and wears a flowing, diaphanous garment. Ths figure shows affinity with the contemporary style of imagery from Kashmir. OA 1957.2-1.3
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Bronze figure of Maitreya, excavated near the Helmand river, Afghanistan, 10th C...

Three orants,Baktrian,Afghanistan. End 3rd,beginning 2nd Mill.BCE Bronze, 11,3 x 19,9 cm
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Three orants,Baktrian,Afghanistan. End 3rd,beginning 2nd Mi...

Ceremonial adze,from Baktria,Northern Afghanistan; end 3rd,beginning 2nd Mill.BCE. Silver and gold,maximum length 12,68 cm
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Ceremonial adze,from Baktria,Northern Afghanistan; end 3rd,beginning 2nd Mi...

Ceremonial hammer from Daulatabad near Balkh, Baktria,northern Afghanistan. End 3rd,beginning 2nd Mill.BCE Silver,partially gilded.Maximum length 20,1 cm
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Ceremonial hammer from Daulatabad near Balkh, Baktria,northern Afghani...

Cosmetics palette from Gandhara,Pakistan; a man riding a seahorse. 1st-2nd CE Schist 13,7 cm across
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Cosmetics palette from Gandhara,Pakistan; a man riding a seahorse....

Ceremonial axe from Daulatabad,Baktria,northern Afghanistan,showing a griffin holding two rams. End 3rd to early 2nd Mill.BCE. Copper
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Ceremonial axe from Daulatabad,Baktria,northern Afghanistan,showing a gr...

Ceremonial axe from Daulatabad,Baktria,northern Afghanistan,showing a griffin holding two rams. End 3rd to early 2nd Mill.BCE. Copper
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Ceremonial axe from Daulatabad,Baktria,northern Afghanistan,showing a gr...

Archer from the Afghan-Pakistani border between Kandahar and Quetta,early 2nd Mill.BCE Bronze,covered with gold leaf.
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Archer from the Afghan-Pakistani border between Kandahar and Quetta,earl...

Funerary statue from Kafiristan,Afghanistan Pinewood,100 x 25 x 17 cm
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Funerary statue from Kafiristan,Afghanistan Pinewood,100 x 25 x 17 c...

Funerary statue from Kafiristan,Afghanistan Pinewood,130 x 37 x 30 cm
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Funerary statue from Kafiristan,Afghanistan Pinewood,130 x 37 x 30 c...

High-spouted brass ewer, Herat, Afghanistan, c1180-c1200. The inlaid decoration on this ewer features medallions containing images of the planets with the appropriate sign of the zodiac and benedictory inscriptions in a variety of different ornamental scripts. This is one of a group of high spouted ewers made in Herat in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century. They contained water for washing, and were highly esteemed locally and abroad. OA, 1848.8-5.2
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High-spouted brass ewer, Herat, Afghanistan, c1180-c1200. The inlaid decoration...