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A treasure was found in the basement of one of the houses in Tashkent. A selection of items included in it, was quite unusual.
Among other things, archaeologists have found rare works of art, gold and silver coins, dishes and antiques, paintings, icons. According to preliminary estimates by experts from Uzbekistan, its cost amounted to more than $ 1 million.
The house in which these treasures were kept for a long time was built in 1870. Values discovered by chance during the excavation. This collection of objects was considered lost for more than 80 years.
At the moment, the inventory of items of the treasure continues. Experts from the Academy of Sciences are doing this. The collection is taken under state protection and transported to a museum as inventory is taken. Some of the exhibits will be transferred to Poland and Germany for restoration.