Tepe Fullol treasure

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The Tepe Fullol Treasure is a collection of Bronze Age metal vessels that were accidentally found on July 5, 1966 near Tepe Fullol in northern Afghanistan . There are various gold and silver vessels. The farmers who discovered the treasure chopped the vessels into roughly equal parts in order to distribute the booty fairly. Local officials learned of the treasure, intervened and were able to secure five gold and seven silver vessels, as well as some metal fragments, which were handed over to the National Museum in Kabul . The vessels, mostly bowls, date from 2200 to 1900 BC. BC and belong to the then completely unknown oasis culture . They are decorated with low relief, show geometric patterns and have many depictions of animals, especially of cattle. A wild boar appears on a bowl next to a tree. One fragment shows a bird between two snakes. Stylistically, the representation of a bull's head resembles such images from Mesopotamia and Iran .

literature

  • Viktor Iwanowich Sarianidi : The art of old Afghanistan , Leipzig 1986, pp. 171–172 ISBN 3-527-17561-X
  • Jean-Francois Jarrige: The Treasure of Tepe Fullol . In: Friedrik Hiebert and Pierre Cambon (eds.). Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul . Washington, DC: National Geographic , 2008, pp. 67–79, ISBN 978-1-4262-0295-7 (book accompanying a special exhibition in the USA on ancient art from Afghanistan)