id:			113908
accession number:	1933.191
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.191
updated:		2023-08-26 11:09:32.489000

Peacock Ring, AD 1–200. Seleucia, Iraq, Parthian Period. Gold and chalcedony; diameter: 1.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund 1933.191

title:				Peacock Ring
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creation date:			AD 1–200
creation date earliest:		1
creation date latest:		200
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund
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culture:	Seleucia, Iraq, Parthian Period
technique:	gold and chalcedony
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Jewelry
find spot:	Seleucia, Iraq
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measurements: Diameter: 1.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
Made of gold inset with chalcedony, a type of quartz, this simple yet elegant signet ring has timeless appeal. A skilled artisan carved a peacock into the oval stone creating an emblem that would have had personal meaning for the owner.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	R. H. "Excavations in Iraq." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 17, no. 7 (1930)
	page number: 	pp. 133-135
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137315

	Hollis, Howard C. "Material from Seleucia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 20, no. 8 (1933)
	page number: 	pp. 129-31
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137571

	H. C. H. "Further Excavations in Iraq." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 19, no. 7 (1932)
	page number: 	pp. 120-22
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137490

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