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Oxus Treasure

collection of ca. 180 gold and silver objects and ca. 200 coins from Achaemenid Persia, found by the Oxus in 1877–1880
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Oxus Treasure

Summary

Oxus Treasure is a hoard[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Oxus Treasure's instance of is recorded as hoard[3].
  • Oxus Treasure is owned by British Museum[4].
  • Oxus Treasure is made of gold[5].
  • Oxus Treasure's collection is recorded as British Museum[6].
  • Oxus Treasure's Commons category is recorded as Oxus Treasure[7].
  • 550 BC marks the founding of Oxus Treasure[8].
  • 330 BC marks the founding of Oxus Treasure[9].
  • Oxus Treasure's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1880[10].
  • Oxus Treasure's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.105833, 'lon': 68.306389}[11].

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Context

Oxus Treasure's instance of is recorded as hoard[3].

Why It Matters

Oxus Treasure has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

British Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → HMhDd
    Instance of → hoard
    Owned by → British Museum
    Coordinates → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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