Displaying the Bactrian Treasury abroad has brought in over 4.5 million dollars for Afghanistan. It was displayed in more than ten countries over the past 13 years.
The Bactrian Treasury is recognized as one of the biggest collections of gold in the world and was discovered four decades ago in the Tela Tapa area of Sherberghan district, the center of northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. The collection is composed of jewels and gold, and was discovered from a royal cemetery. Seven corpses were decorated with thousands of pieces of gold. The treasure belonged to the Kushan Empire. The Kushan Empire was formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century.