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| 1st exhibition: Saturday,
July 20 through Sunday, August 18, 2002 2nd exhibition: Sunday, September 1 through Sunday, December 15, 2002 |
 Lion-Griffin 4th-2nd century B.C. (Gold-plated silver) |
ƒAAfter
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Oxus River Valley, a Greek colony
that would become the independent Kingdom of Bactria in the middle of the
3rd century B.C. was established. In old Greek and Roman records, Bactria
is described as a prosperous land of brave people, however, for a long time
coins were the only trace of this civilization and some even speculated
that it was a myth. Finally, in the second half of the 20th century, two
sites were discovered verifying the existence of the kingdom of Bactria.
Through these discoveries, the Oxus Treasure of British Museum came
to be attributed to Bactrian temples. Our exhibit, which could be considered
the second Oxus Treasure, reveals how Persian and Greek influences gave
birth to ancient Bactria’s magnificent culture and spiritual world. |
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 Dedicatory Gold Plaque 4th-2nd century B.C. (gold) |
@ |  Ornamental Chariot 4th-2nd century B.C. (gold) |