page_title: Begram ivories
hierarchical_section_title: Begram ivories
caption_attribution_description: English: Fragment of a frieze depicting a scantily dressed female figure and architectonic articles. Bone; Bagram, 1st - 2nd century CE. Čeština: Fragment vlysu, kost. Bagrán, 1.-2. století n. l.Fragment of a frieze, bone.
context_page_description: The Begram ivories are a group of over a thousand decorative plaques, small figures and inlays, carved from ivory and bone, and formerly attached to wooden furniture, that were excavated in the 1930s in Bagram, Afghanistan. They are rare and important exemplars of Kushan art of the 1st or 2nd centuries CE, attesting to the cosmopolitan tastes and patronage of local dynasts, the sophistication of contemporary craftsmanship, and to the ancient trade in luxury goods.
  They are the best known element of the Begram Hoard. The Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan conducted excavations at the site between 1936 and 1940, uncovering two walled-up strongrooms, Room 10 and Room 13. Inside, a large number of bronze, alabaster, glass, coins, and ivory objects, along with remains of furniture and Chinese lacquer bowls, were unearthed. Some of the furniture was arranged along walls, other pieces stacked or facing each other. In particular, a high percentage of the few survivals of Greco-Roman enamelled glass come from this discovery.
context_section_description: The Begram ivories are a group of over a thousand decorative plaques, small figures and inlays, carved from ivory and bone, and formerly attached to wooden furniture, that were excavated in the 1930s in Bagram (Begram), Afghanistan. They are rare and important exemplars of Kushan art of the 1st or 2nd centuries CE, attesting to the cosmopolitan tastes and patronage of local dynasts, the sophistication of contemporary craftsmanship, and to the ancient trade in luxury goods.
  They are the best known element of the Begram Hoard.  The Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan conducted excavations at the site between 1936 and 1940, uncovering two walled-up strongrooms, Room 10 and Room 13. Inside, a large number of bronze, alabaster, glass (remains of 180 pieces), coins, and ivory objects, along with remains of furniture and Chinese lacquer bowls, were unearthed. Some of the furniture was arranged along walls, other pieces stacked or facing each other.  In particular, a high percentage of the few survivals of Greco-Roman enamelled glass come from this discovery.
caption: Fragment of a frieze
exif: {"Image Compression": "Uncompressed", "Image PhotometricInterpretation": "2", "Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 70D", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image PlanarConfiguration": "1", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 9.1.1 (Windows)", "Image DateTime": "2018:06:29 15:24:09", "Image Artist": "ZK", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "270", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "300", "Thumbnail YResolution": "300", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail DateTime": "2018:06:29 15:24:09", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "1420", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "3471", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/40", "EXIF FNumber": "63/10", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Aperture Priority", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "2500", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Recommended Exposure Index", "EXIF RecommendedExposureIndex": "2500", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2016:04:06 13:56:19", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2016:04:06 13:56:19", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "665241/125000", "EXIF ApertureValue": "331919/62500", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "23/8", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Partial", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "50", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "51", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "51", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1577", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2366", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "5021939/2048", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "5021939/2048", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "3", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "158026000750", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[17, 50, 0/0, 0/0]", "EXIF LensModel": "17-50mm", "EXIF LensSerialNumber": "0000000000"}