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32 bAcTRIAN gOld
gARMeNT ORNAMeNTs
Ancient region of Bactria, Kushan period
or earlier, 100 BC-100 AD. The lot
comprises seven gold disks, cut from
gold foil and with small loops at the top,
as well as 25 half-spherical buttons of
varying sizes, eight of which have loops
on the reverse while the others have
pierced holes for attachment. These
pieces likely come from Tomb VII or
VIII at Tillya Tepe, as these tombs were
not excavated due to civil war and later
raided by the Afghan population and
distributed among their families.
Provenance: Private collection of a
German artist and collector living in
Southeast Asia, assembled over time
through purchases in Mazar-i-Sharif and
at the Afghan market in Peshawar.
condition: Good condition with minor
traces of age and wear, most of the
smaller buttons with dents and bending.
Weight: 5.2 g (total)
Dimensions: Diameter 0.9 cm (each of
the disks), Diameter 0.9 (the smallest
button) and 1.5 cm (the largest button)

estimate euR 1,600
Starting price EUr 800

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19 bAcTRIAN gOld
gARMeNT ORNAMeNTs
Ancient region of Bactria, Kushan
period or earlier, 100 BC-100 AD. The
lot comprises one crescent moon-
shaped ornament, one ornament in
the form of a butterfly, two ornaments
shaped like bats, and two ornaments of
concave hexagonal form, all executed
in fine repoussé, as well as two stupa-
form ornaments, three double-sided
rosettes, two cylindrical platelets, and six
half-spherical buttons. All minutely and
meticulously crafted from gold foil, many
with small pierced holes for attachment.
These pieces likely come from Tomb
VII or VIII at Tillya Tepe, as these tombs
were not excavated due to civil war and
later raided by the Afghan population
and distributed among their families.
Provenance: Private collection of a
German artist and collector living in
Southeast Asia, assembled over time
through purchases in Mazar-i-Sharif and
at the Afghan market in Peshawar.
condition: Good condition with minor
traces of age and wear, some pieces
with dents and bending.

Weight: 4.3 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 2.2 cm (crescent
moon), Size 1.1 x 1.3 cm (butterfly),
Length 1.6 cm (bats), size 1.4 x 1.1 cm
(concave hexagons), Height 0.9 cm
(stupas), Diameter 0.8-1-3 cm (rosettes),
Diameter 0.6 cm (platelets and half-
spheres)

estimate euR 1,600
Starting price EUr 800

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