A closer look at the Tillya-tepe folding crown and attached pendants. Issue 1 (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peterson, Sara
• Is Part Of: Afghanistan. Volume 3:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 48
• Page End: 82
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: animal style -- Bactria -- cosmic tree -- crowns -- gold -- Mistress of the animals -- narcissus -- nomads -- steppe -- Tillya-tepe; Afghanistan -- Periodicals; Afghanistan -- History -- Periodicals; Afghanistan -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; 958.1
• DOI: 10.3366/afg.2020.0045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-357X

Abstract

Abstract : Tillya-tepe, the 1 st century AD burial site, was situated in ancient Bactria, modern Afghanistan. Among the numerous gold artefacts found in the six excavated graves was a spectacular gold crown worn by a high status woman. This article analyses the design and iconography of this crown against the backdrop of a number of factors, including the steppe nomadic heritage of the Tillya-tepe people, and the presence of Graeco-Roman style imagery which appears on some of their most important possessions.