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Winged-monster armlet from the Oxus Treasure

Maker unknown

Elaborate Achaemenid gold armlet with winged griffin-headed monsters and settings once filled with coloured inlays.

Date
5th–4th century BC
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
124017

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Record

Medium
gold
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Culture of origin
Achaemenid EmpireA

Provenance and history

  1. 5th–4th century BC

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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