Nov 292010
A sneak preview of the British Museum exhibition, Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World, which showcases 200 objects of the long-lost ancient treasure found at Tillya Tepe, the “hill of gold”.
Tillya Tepe: Pair of pendants depicting the Dragon Master in gold, turquoise, garnet, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and pearl. These elaborate hair ornaments depict a man wearing the tunic and flowing pants typical of nomadic dress. He holds two dragon-like creatures by their forelegs, a mythic scene known from ancient Persian and Siberian art that suggests power and invincibility.
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Photograph: Thierry Ollivier/Musée Guimet
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