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Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Peacock Ring

1–200 CE

Seleucia, Parthian Empire

(247 BCE–224 CE)
gold and chalcedony
Diameter: 1.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund 1933.191
Location: 102A Ancient Near East

Did You Know?

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.
  • "New Light on Mysterious Parthia: Treasures from Sleucia." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 180 (February 13, 1932): p. 265, fig. 3. archive.org
    Hollis, Howard C. "Material from Seleucia." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 20, No. 8 (October, 1933): p. 132. www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Peacock Ring|url=false|author=|year=1–200 CE|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1933.191