Gold Bowl from the Oxus Treasure

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 01 April 2016
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This gold bowl was decorated with pushed-out lobes and lions standing on their hind-legs with their front paws raised. The shape and decoration of the bowl was made by hammering. Part of the Oxus treasure, from Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. Achaemenid Period, 5th to 4th centuries BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 01). Gold Bowl from the Oxus Treasure. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4839/gold-bowl-from-the-oxus-treasure/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Bowl from the Oxus Treasure." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 01, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4839/gold-bowl-from-the-oxus-treasure/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Bowl from the Oxus Treasure." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Apr 2016. Web. 25 Jul 2024.

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