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Round earring inlaid on both sides with multi-colored, semi-precious stones. Its design may represent the king revered by the six "Great Houses" of the empire, the land of Persia surrounded by the six world regions, or the supreme god Ahuramazda surrounded by the six "Bounteous...
Provenance
By 1971: with J.J. Klejman, New York; purchased from J. J. Klejman, May 12, 1971. (Accession date: May 12, 1971)
Credit Line
Edward J. and Mary S. Holmes Fund
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian, Achaemenid, 525–330 B.C.
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Accession Number
1971.256
Medium or Technique
Gold with inlays of turquoise, carnelian, and lapis lazuli