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Afghan Turquoise Jewelry
Overview Details Cultural Facts With turquoise discs and nuggets alternating with beads of gold-finished pewter, this classic necklace is based on designs and materials found during a Soviet-Afghan excavation near northern Afghanistan. Tillya-tepe, commonly known as the "Golden Mound" near Shibargan, Afghanistan, yielded more than 20,000 gold pieces from the Bactria period. Not only was the discovery significant, but the 1979 excavation marked a high point of Afghan-Soviet cultural collaboration...
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Afghan Turquoise Jewelry
Overview Details Cultural Facts With turquoise discs and nuggets alternating with beads of gold-finished pewter, this classic necklace is based on designs and materials found during a Soviet-Afghan excavation near northern Afghanistan. Tillya-tepe, commonly known as the "Golden Mound" near Shibargan, Afghanistan, yielded more than 20,000 gold pieces from the Bactria period. Not only was the discovery significant, but the 1979 excavation marked a high point of Afghan-Soviet cultural collaboration...
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