National Museum of Iran

A Report on the 7th Iranian Golden Art Exhibition at the National Museum of Iran

Achaemenid period

Takuk (Rayton) Zarrin, Hamedan

Achaemenid Gallery, ground floor, Museum of Ancient Iran

Introduction of Seven Iranian Golden Art Master's Works in The National Museum of Iran (Shadk Quch Hill Hesar)

One of the masterpieces displayed in the National Museum of Iran in the form of golden masterpieces of Iranian art is Arjan's power ring.

According to the public relations of the National Museum of Iran, Arjan is the name of an ancient and provincial city belonging to the Middle Elamite period, which is located on the border of Khuzestan and Fars. The remains of the city are located 12 km northeast of Behbahan on both sides of the Maroon River. In 1982, the remains of a tomb belonging to the second millennium BC and the Elamite period were discovered near this area. The tomb contained a large bronze coffin with a gold ring, 98 gold buttons, a dagger, a silver bar, a tang and a sagar, and a tray and ten bronze-shaped cylindrical vessels dating to 800 BC. . The tomb was characterized by the use of bitumen mortar and gypsum plaster to prevent the infiltration of moisture adjacent to the Maroon River.

One of the most important discoveries of this historical site is the golden power ring placed in the left hand of the deceased. This ring has a hollow crescent-shaped cylindrical handle, the two ends of which end in two oval plates. The inside of these plates is symmetrically decorated with the role of two winged lions standing on either side of a sacred tree. Wigs can be seen around the motifs. Under the feet of the lions, three rows of carvings are carved in the shape of a crescent arch, and grooves are made on the handle, the ends of which end in a twelve-pointed flower on the outside of the two plates. This ring has an inscription in Elamite cuneiform on the handle, which is translated by Kidin Hotran, son of Korolush.