Gold earring with jasper and carnelian beads, Ashur, 14th – 13th c. BC, L 3.5 cm.

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery

Material: Metals Gems/Pearls | Type: Jewelry/Personal adornments | Countries: Iraq

  • Period

    5th millennium BC – 19th century AD

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq

Category

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery
Metal (copper, bronze, silver, gold), shell, gemstones (carnelian, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, turquoise), glass, ivory, hardwood, ceramics, faience. Necklaces, earrings, threaded beads, etc.; hammered, gilded, cast, carved or granulated. Animal and floral motifs. May be inlaid.
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