Ahin Posh Tape

Ahin Posh Tape
William Simpson, 1878 · Public domain

A Kushan-era Buddhist stupa and monastery near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, first excavated by William Simpson in 1879. The central relic deposit contained a golden Gandharan amulet with garnets, coins of Kushan rulers Wima Kadphises and Kanishka I, and Roman gold coins including an aureus of Sabina (post-117 CE), dating the stupa's final dedication to after 120 CE. The finds, now in the British Museum, also include Indo-Corinthian and Ionic capitals reflecting Gandharan artistic fusion.

TypeTemple complex
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryAfghanistan
Coordinates33.6680° N, 70.9552° E

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