Well preserved

An ivory panel depicting palace life in Begram, the Kushan capital, is among the museum artifacts that were safely stashed away by curators.

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An ivory panel depicting palace life in Begram, the Kushan capital, is among the museum artifacts that were safely stashed away by curators.

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