The image of Athena is from the national museum in Kabul, and the photograph was taken in 2006 when the piece was among those in the "Afghanistan, Rediscovered Treasures" exhibition at Musee Guimet in Paris, France. Though much war and looting has resulted in loss of many of Afghanistan's antiquities, this is among those that survive.
This jewelry piece is from a tomb in Tillia Tepe, Afghanistan, and depicts the goddess Athena.
From a tomb in Tillia Tepe, Afghanistan, a piece of first century jewelry depicting the goddess Athena.
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