A PAIR OF BACTRIAN GOLD HAIR ORNAMMENTS
Ancient region of Bactria, Kushan period or earlier, 100 BC-100 AD. The gold hair ornaments cut out from gold foil with long gold hooks at the top. They likely come from Tomb VII or VIII at Tillya Tepe, as these tombs were not excavated due to civil war and later raided by the Afghan population and distributed among their families.

Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector living in Southeast Asia, assembled over decades through purchases in Mazar-i-Sharif and at the Afghan market in Peshawar.
Condition: Good condition with minor traces of age and wear, some minor bending and creasing.

Weight: 5.0 g
Dimensions: Length 13.1 and 12.9 cm