The Begram Hoard: Indian Ivories from Afghanistan

by St. John Simpson

A female figure pirouetting under a tree; a young woman with elaborate jewellery lounging sensuously in her private quarters; mythical beasts; musicians; wildlife and foliage: these are just a few of the themes and motifs that feature on these beautiful ivory inlays. Carved in the 1st century AD, they were discovered in the 1930s in the ancient city of Begram, north of Kabul. In two strong-rooms hidden at the heart of a palace in the capital of Kapisi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714111783
• ISBN13: 9780714111780
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.