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title: Parthian Earrings
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13107/parthian-earrings/
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# Parthian Earrings

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## Image File

[![Parthian Earrings](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13107.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13107.jpg)

## Image Caption

Pair of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) earrings with garnets. Parthian, 2nd century CE. Kouyunjik, Iraq.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2020, November 13). Parthian Earrings. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13107/parthian-earrings/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Parthian Earrings." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Nov 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13107/parthian-earrings/>.

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