Gold, "round earring inlaid on both sides with multi-colored, semi-precious stones" including turquoise. "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."
Works Cited
Information: "Earring." Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2014.
Web. 9 Oct., 2014.
"Earring." The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-2014.
Web. 9 Oct., 2014.
Picture: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/earring-155819
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