Description 11 BACTRIAN GOLD ‘FLOWER’ GARMENT ORNAMENTS
Ancient region of Bactria, Kushan period or earlier, 100 BC-100 AD. The gold ornaments each of floral form, seven with five petals and four with four twolobed petals. Four of the ornaments set with a garnet in the center. All cut from gold foil and with impressions due to thread pressing the ornament to the garment. 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 minor dents and bending, seven of the ornaments missing the central stone, one ornament missing two petals, a petal on another ornament has been reattached and is loose.
Weight: 5.0 g (total)
Dimensions: Size approx. 2.5 x 2.5 cm (each)