Bactrian Greek Buddhist artists had been very active in the 2nd or the 3rd centuries ... the Greek myth Jason and Medea is emulated in the killing of the yakshas with Kuveni’s help and the dismissal ...

Yet even this experienced scholar was unprepared for the dazzling array of riches he unearthed, which came to be known as the Bactrian gold. Excavations begin at Tillya Tepe, led by Viktor Sarianidi.