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Stone vessels, Margiana, Bactria

Stone artifacts [ “cosmetic” vessels] from burial chamber 3245, royal necropolis, North Gonur. 2nd Millenium BCE https://margiana.su/gonurskie-naxodki/gonurskie-mozaiki/

A chlorite box decorated with a coiled serpent
Photo source: https://tdh.gov.tm/en/post/12507/ancient-treasuries-of-turkmen-nation-are-presented-in-europe

The alabaster vase with ribbed design is particularly attractive. The same design is found on a silver vessel also from the royal burial of Gonur Depe.

[Treasures of ancient Margiana]
Silver vessel, “royal” burial, Gonur Depe [Treasures of ancient Margiana]
  • Nadezhda A. Dubova, Samurskiy Kirill, Treasures of ancient Margiana [Сокровища древней Маргианы] https://www.academia.edu
  • Pierre Lombard, The Oxus civilization/BMAC and its interaction with the Arabian Gulf. A review of the evidences https://shs.hal.science

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