Electrotype Gold
1-100 CE
Afghanistan, Bimaran
CSMVS
Details
Theme
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Subtheme
Across Deserts and Mountains – the ‘Incense’ and ‘Silk’ Roads
Case Title
Overland to China
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Bimaran, Afghanistan
Accession Number
28.5705
Description
The Bimaran reliquary, a tiny gold casket also found in Afghanistan, shows the oldest known depiction of the Buddha in human form. The rich materials speak of the great wealth the Kushan empire acquired through control of the trade routes.
