Persian gold jewelry

Gold griffin-headed armlet from the Oxus treasure Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC London British Museum; BM ME 124017

Scythian Pectoral. 4th-century B.C. Discovered in the kurgan "Tovsta Mohyla", Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine.

Gold griffin-headed bracelet typical of the Achaemenid Persian court style of the 5th to 4th century BC. The hollow spaces on the bracelet and in particular those on the griffin-head terminals were originally inlaid with precious stones, which were later removed. Found on the north bank of the Amu Darya River, which marks the Tadjikistan-Afghanistan border. October 4, 2012, Canon 7D.

A major portion of the Oriental Institute's important collection of Iranian objects comes from its own excavations. Prehistoric materials are particularly well represented as the result of three seasons of work begun in 1932 at the site of Tall-i-Bakun in the plain of Persepolis and twelve seasons in the 1960's and 1970's at Chogha Mish in modern Khuzestan. The museum houses a rich collection of Achaemenid art - including monumental architectural sculptures - that were obtained as divisions…

The Oxus treasure is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, most relatively small, and around 200 coins, from the Achaemenid Persian period which were found by the Oxus river about 1877–1880. The exact place and date of the find remain unclear, but is often proposed as being near Kobadiyan. It is likely that many other pieces from the hoard were melted down for bullion; early reports suggest there were originally some 1500 coins, and mention types of…

This is the first major exhibition of the art of the Ancient Near East at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston since 1965. Short of a visit to the British M...

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 Immortals."

Iranian Bracelet

Gold, 7th-6th century B.C.E. South-Western Siberia, area between the Rivers Irtysh and Ob Russia Text and image from the website of the Hermitage.

Achaemenid Gold Jewelry: Earrings 6th-4th century BC These earrings are edged with granulation and hollow gold spheres.