EditorialOxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.
EditorialErismatura rubida, Print, The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp.
EditorialA view of Kerki (Russia). Inscribed on the back in pencil: ‘Kirki, (Russian advanced post on Oxus. E.L.D. 87)’. Kerki (Russia). 1887, from a sketch made in 1886. 1886. Water-colour; 20 by 30 ins. Source: WD 473.
EditorialGold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from the region of Takht-i Kuwad, Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC. This remarkable model is one of the most outstanding pieces in the Oxus treasure, which dates mainly from the 5th and 4th ...
EditorialAfghanistan, Pakistan and northern India: A bronze coin of Emperor Vima Kadphises (c. 113 - 127 CE), ruler of the Kushan Empire (30 CE - 350 CE). Reverse
EditorialA view of Kerki (Russia). Inscribed on the back in pencil: ‘Kirki, (Russian advanced post on Oxus. E.L.D. 87)’. Kerki (Russia). 1887, from a sketch made in 1886. 1886. Water-colour; 20 by 30 ins. Source: WD 473.
EditorialFran?ois Verdier, French, 16511730, Alexander at the Oxus River, 1690?, Red and black chalk touched with white on buff paper, sheet: 7 1/16 x 11 in. (18 x 27.9 cm).
EditorialThe prophet Daniyal (Daniel) waylaid by the angel Cebrail (Gabriel) as he crossed the river Cehun (Oxus) by a bridge. Camasbname. 1527. Source: Add. 24962, f.11v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
EditorialOxyura, Print, The stiff-tailed ducks, Oxyura, are part of the Oxyurini tribe of ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp.
EditorialErismatura rubida, Print, The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp.
EditorialOxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.
EditorialThe prophet Daniyal (Daniel) waylaid by the angel Cebrail (Gabriel) as he crossed the river Cehun (Oxus) by a bridge. Camasbname. 1527. Source: Add. 24962, f.11v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
EditorialA view of Kerki (Russia). Inscribed on the back in pencil: ‘Kirki, (Russian advanced post on Oxus. E.L.D. 87)’. Kerki (Russia). 1887, from a sketch made in 1886. 1886. Water-colour; 20 by 30 ins. Source: WD 473.
EditorialThe prophet Daniyal (Daniel) waylaid by the angel Cebrail (Gabriel) as he crossed the river Cehun (Oxus) by a bridge. Camasbname. 1527. Source: Add. 24962, f.11v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
EditorialBabur receiving Baqi Chaghaniani in his encampment on the banks of the Oxus (1495) (Bhim Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures...
EditorialGold jug from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Fine gold jug with a lion-headed handle and ridged decoration. The jug is part of the Oxus treasure, the most important collection of silver and gold to have survived from the Ach...
EditorialOxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.
EditorialEmbossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin, gold, from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid period,5th-4th BCE. The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period, is from a temple on the banks...
EditorialA view of Kerki (Russia). Inscribed on the back in pencil: ‘Kirki, (Russian advanced post on Oxus. E.L.D. 87)’. Kerki (Russia). 1887, from a sketch made in 1886. 1886. Water-colour; 20 by 30 ins. Source: WD 473.
EditorialThe prophet Daniyal (Daniel) waylaid by the angel Cebrail (Gabriel) as he crossed the river Cehun (Oxus) by a bridge. Camasbname. 1527. Source: Add. 24962, f.11v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
EditorialCrossing the River Oxus. Mirza Abu'l-Qasim crossing the ford of Kunduz on the Oxus with his troops. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Mirkhvand's Rawzat al-Safa. Rawzat al-Safa. Turkey, 1599. Source: Or. 5736, f.368. Language:...
EditorialBabur receiving Baqi Chaghaniani in his encampment on the banks of the Oxus (1495) (Bhim Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures...
EditorialA map of the countries lying between the Euphrates and Indus on the East and West, and the Oxus and Terek and Indian Ocean on the North and South . MAP OF THE COUNTRIES lying between the EUPHRATES AND INDUS on the East and West, and the OXUS AND TEREK ...
EditorialNude youth, originally holding offerings in his hands. Cast and chased silver statuette from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th BCE. The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from...
EditorialRitual Basin, 6th?8th century, Afghanistan or Central Asia, Bronze, Diam. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Metalwork, Decorating the side of this basin is a frieze depicting two dragons attacking a boy. The youth holds a flower to his nose and clutches the horn ...
EditorialOxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.
EditorialRitual Basin, 6th?8th century, Afghanistan or Central Asia, Bronze, Diam. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Metalwork, Decorating the side of this basin is a frieze depicting two dragons attacking a boy. The youth holds a flower to his nose and clutches the horn ...
Editorial'Kai Khusrau, Farangis and Giv Crossing the River Jihun (Oxus)', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), mid-15th century, Attributed to India, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 7.37 in. high 7.62 in. wide (18.7 cm high 19...
EditorialShaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon, Bronze Age, ca. late 3rd?early 2nd millennium B.C., Bactria-Margiana, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, Silver, gold foil, L. 15 cm, Metalwork-Implements, Ancient Bactria and Margiana...
EditorialOxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.
EditorialNude youth, originally holding offerings in his hands. Cast and chased silver statuette from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th BCE. The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from...
EditorialGold jug from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Fine gold jug with a lion-headed handle and ridged decoration. The jug is part of the Oxus treasure, the most important collection of silver and gold to have survived from the Ach...
EditorialCast silver statuetter from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th BCE. The figure wears a Persian head dress, but his nakedness shows Greek influence. The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to hav...