Hidden Afghanistan

Left: Ornament for the neck of a robe. Right: River goddess standing on a makara

Eclectic Selections
Left: Ornament for the neck of a robe, Tillya-tepe, Second quarter of the 1st century A.D., gold turquoise.
Right: River goddess standing on a makara, Begram, 1st century A.D., ivory.

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