Recovered Hoards
The Ziwiye Hoard
Found 1947 · Kurdistan, Iran
FoundThe prize. Scythian and Median gold
Where. Kurdistan, Iran
Status. Found
Where. Kurdistan, Iran
Status. Found
The account
A hoard of gold and ivory in a bronze coffin was found on a hilltop at Ziwiye, mingling Scythian, Median, and Assyrian work from the dawn of the empires.
How it was found
- The hoard surfaced on the antiquities market around 1947, said to have been found by villagers in a bronze coffin on a hilltop at Ziwiye in Iran. Because it reached the world through dealers, its true find story is half-lost, which still tangles the scholarship.
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