Ancient Afghan Gold to Tour U.S.


	Ancient Afghan Gold to Tour U.S.

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12-30-2007 2:53 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/46c77485-aa5d-495b-ac40-bc7cddc7b59e/756559E1-4A55-4E06-B5C2-92D82B733694/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html" style="font-size: 11px;">news.nationalgeographic.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.nationalgeographic.com/img/C52FB411-E6B2-4871-AFA3-EAC19F617CF9" alt="Ancient Gold Afghan Treasures to Tour U.S. (Pictures)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html"><DIV align="right" class="style2">
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</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html"><B>December 21, 2007—</B>Part of the famed "Bactrian hoard" of treasures, a folding gold crown dating from the first century A.D. is one of the <A href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071220-afghan-gold.html">Afghan treasures that will go on display in the United States in 2008</A>, it was announced today.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html">
The crown was discovered in one of  six graves of nomads of the ancient state of Bactria at an archaeological site in northern <A href="http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_afghanistan.html">Afghanistan</A> in 1978.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html">
Russian-Greek archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi unearthed the hoard—a crown, necklaces, belts, rings, and headdresses set with precious jewels. The finds were later hidden and eventually thought stolen until the Afghan government found them stashed in boxes in 2003.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html">
The touring exhibition—"Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum"—is organized by the National Geographic Society and the U.S. National Gallery of Art, in cooperation with the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/photogalleries/afghan-pictures/index.html"><DIV>
The 17-month tour of the U.S. will begin in spring 2008 in Washington, D.C. 
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