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Begram ivories

The Begram ivories are a group of over a thousand decorative plaques, small figures and inlays, carved from ivory and bone, and formerly attached to wooden furniture, that were excavated in the 1930s in Bagram (Begram), Afghanistan. They are rare and important exemplars of Kushan art of the 1st or 2nd centuries CE, attesting to the cosmopolitan tastes…

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KapisaBactriaSummer capitalIndiaKabul
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BoneReliefOpenworkPolishedPigments
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InlaysBagramAfghanistanKushanTastes
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34°58′0″N 69°18′0″ E
Material
ivory
Period/culture
1st or 2nd century CE
Place
Bagram (Begram), Afghanistan.

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Begram ivories

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Begram ivories

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Discovered · 1
Begram ivories → 34°58′0″N 69°18′0″ E
Material · 1
Begram ivories → ivory
Period/culture · 1
Begram ivories → 1st or 2nd century CE
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Begram ivories → Bagram (Begram), Afghanistan.

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ivory begram afghanistan ivories furniture 1st bagram ce bone glass century museum pieces along 2nd inlays art ancient trade two

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Begram ivoriesDiscovered34°58′0″N 69°18′0″ E1.00infobox
Begram ivoriesMaterialivory1.00infobox
Begram ivoriesPeriod/culture1st or 2nd century CE1.00infobox
Begram ivoriesPlaceBagram (Begram), Afghanistan.1.00infobox
ivoryinstance ofConservationOrganic materials0.80text
bone are fragileinstance ofConservationOrganic materials0.80text
prone to environmental deteriorationinstance ofConservationOrganic materials0.80text

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