What is the Tepe Fullol gold hoard?
Tepe Fullol is a Bronze Age site in northern Afghanistan known for gold vessels that show connections with neighboring artistic and trading worlds.
What this adds to the history
The objects are among the earliest celebrated pieces in the National Museum of Afghanistan’s ancient collections.
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