Sunday, February 15, 2026

An ancient nose ornament

 


This gold nose ornament combines a bejeweled stud, a hoop, and a dangle in the form of a chain ending with a top-shaped piece. 

Provenance: ?
Era: 3rd century CE.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus


Bašīr Zuhdī. Lamḥā ʿan al-ḥilī al-ḏahabīyyā al-qadīmā wa rawaʾiʿihā fi al-matḥaf al-waṭanī bi Dimašq. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XIII 1963 (pp. 71-98).


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