Bone Seal. Shamshir Ghar, Kandahar Province.

1974
Bone seal, d. 3 cm, decorated with a winged camel on the obverse and an incised bird on the reverse Dating from the Bronze Age, 2nd-1st Millennium BCE. Excavated in 1950 by Louis Dupree from the lower Bronze Age levels at Shamshir Ghar (Cave of the Sword), 24 km. southwest of Kandahar. This was a very large cave with five chambers which was used for centuries. Many bronze and iron horse harnesses, projectile points and simple jewelry were found at the later levels. Photo: Louis Dupree From Museum Guide.

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Image Size: 5923x3281 / 4.3MB; 1974 Afghanistan Kandahar Shamshir Ghar Cave of the Sword Bone Seal Winged Camel Birds Bronze Age Museum Louis Dupree Slide LD 1974 01937
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM I - BCE (Before Common Era)

1974<br />
Bone seal, d. 3 cm, decorated with a winged camel on the obverse and an incised bird on the reverse Dating from the Bronze Age, 2nd-1st Millennium BCE. Excavated in 1950 by Louis Dupree from the lower Bronze Age levels at Shamshir Ghar (Cave of the Sword), 24 km. southwest of Kandahar. This was a very large cave with five chambers which was used for centuries. Many bronze and iron horse harnesses, projectile points and simple jewelry were found at the later levels. Photo: Louis Dupree From Museum Guide.