Bactria Collection

Funerary Sculpture of a Bactrian Camel, between c.700 and c.800. Creator: Unknown
Funerary Sculpture of a Bactrian Camel, between c.700 and c.800

Seated Female Figure (image 1 of 3), between c.2500 and c.1500 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Seated Female Figure (image 1 of 3), between c.2500 and c.1500 B.C

The Wedding of Alexander and Roxana (?), 1678-1681. Creators: Arnold Houbraken, Gerard de Lairesse
The Wedding of Alexander and Roxana (?), 1678-1681

The Wedding of Alexander and Roxana, 1664. Creator: Gerard de Lairesse
The Wedding of Alexander and Roxana, 1664

Coin of Menander I, ca 160-130 BC. Creator: Numismatic, Ancient Coins
Coin of Menander I, ca 160-130 BC. Private Collection

Altar to God Oxus, with Marsias playing the aulos. From the Oxus Temple... 2th century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Altar to God Oxus, with Marsias playing the aulos. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 2th century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Aquatic divinity. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 2th century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Aquatic divinity. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 2th century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Altar to God Oxus, with Marsias playing the aulos. From the Oxus Temple... 2th century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Altar to God Oxus, with Marsias playing the aulos. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 2th century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Aquatic divinity. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 2th century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Aquatic divinity. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 2th century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Head of Alexander as Herakles. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, Third cent. BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of Alexander as Herakles. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, Third cent. BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Head of Alexander as Herakles. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, Third cent. BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of Alexander as Herakles. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, Third cent. BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Coin of Vima Kadphises, ca 100-128. Creator: Numismatic, Ancient Coins
Coin of Vima Kadphises, ca 100-128. Private Collection

Fish-shaped glass flask, 1st century. Creator: The Oriental Applied Arts
Fish-shaped glass flask, 1st century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Creator: Historic Object
The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

Gold Coin, Kushan. Reverse: in Bactrian script Buddha (boddo), 127-150. Creator: Numismatic, Ancient Coins
Gold Coin, Kushan. Reverse: in Bactrian script Buddha (boddo), 127-150. Private Collection

Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century. Found in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum, Mathura

Bactrian statuette of the genie La Balafre (the Scarred One), made of chlorite, calcite, and iron

Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Alexander the Great stands over Darius III (c380-330 BC) betrayed and wounded by the javelins of Bessus and Nabarzanes in Bactria

Gold Coin, Kushan. Obverse: Kanishka I. Reverse: in Bactrian script Buddha (boddo). Artist: Numismatic, Ancient Coins
Gold Coin, Kushan. Obverse: Kanishka I. Reverse: in Bactrian script Buddha (boddo). Found in the collection of British Museum

A round medallion plate describing Cybele, 2th century BC. Artist: Anonymous master
A round medallion plate describing Cybele, 2th century BC. Found in the collection of the Musee Guimet, Paris

The Camel, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The Camel, c1850. The central image shows the Arabian Camel or Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) with a single hump, and the Asian or Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps

Gold Stater of King Diodotus of Bactria, 3rd century BC
King Diodotus (285-239) seized the area in c. 250 BC to make a new kingdom, issuing his own coinage, 3rd century BC

Gold coin of the Kushan King Huvishka, 2nd century
Gold coin of King Huvishka (ruled 140-180 AD) of Bactria and north-west India, 2nd century

Gold coin of the Kushan emperor Vima Kadphises, 1st century
Gold coin of Vima Kadphises, a king of Bactria and north-west India. He ruled over a centre of trade on the Silk Road between central Asia and Antioch, 1st century

Silver coin of Eucratides I, a King of Bactria
Silver coin of Eucratides I (reigned 170-45 BC), a King of Bactria, with the Greek-style name in the title Great King. From the British Museums collection

The Princess of Bactria wearing a Kaukenes dress, Bactrian, Late 3rd millenium BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Parthian silver dish showing Dionysus with Ariadne
Parthian silver dish showing Dionysus on a chariot with Ariadne, the very small female figure. The dish has Hellenistic influences, but is in Bactrian style. From the British Museums collection

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