ITALY: AFGHAN TREASURES SAVED FROM THE TALIBAN ON DISPLAY IN TURIN


	ITALY: AFGHAN TREASURES SAVED FROM THE TALIBAN ON DISPLAY IN TURIN

shankargallery

5-26-2007 10:26 AM

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art, afghanistan

shankargallery says:

Indeed the Turin exhibit shows art not only from Islamic Afghanistan but also from a more ancient past, bearing witness of a land which has seen the passage of a range of different, culturally rich populations, from Persians, to Mongolians, Greeks and Indians.

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