The external surface of this thick-walled silver bowl was inscribed and decorated with a central male figure surrounded by four hunters; two hunters wear crowns similar to last Kidarite coins. It was originally gilded. Hephthalite period, 5th to 6th century CE. From Swat District, in modern-day Pakistan.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 05). Silver Bowl Decorated with Figure Scenes from Pakistan. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9509/silver-bowl-decorated-with-figure-scenes-from-paki/
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