History of Jewelry in Iran مقاله

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And while in advanced civilizations, sultans and states engage in accumulating treasures and gathering means of wealth and hoarding gold, silver, and jewels through reason and foresight—both to increase the glory and prestige of the state in the eyes of others and to benefit from them in times of adversity—simple and ignorant nations engage in this more for the sake of showing off and attracting the attention of others; for this reason, they are not so much pursuing their real value and high price, but rather their outward splendor and beauty captivate their gaze. The Emperors of Iran, despite all that generosity and the wealth of gold, silver, and jewels they employed in courtly luxury and the adornment of their heads, clothing, weapons, crowns, thrones, buildings, and structures, still accumulated immense amounts of wealth in the form of ingots or various precious objects in the treasuries of Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae, and Ecbatana. Shapur Zual-Ektaf honored his Armenian commander, Manuel, with the following honors and graces: a set of royal garments, a fur robe, a band of gold and silver to hang from his helmet, a crown and jewelry that kings wear on their chests, a purple cloak, an eagle with feathers of sky blue color to be placed in front of his tent, and some golden vessels for... 5 Regarding the description of the councils, wealth, thrones, clothing, and treasures of the Sasanian kings, especially Anushirvan, his son Hormizd IV, and Khosrow Parviz, strange details remain in the books of Eastern and Western historians, some of which we shall mention below: Anushirvan had a large golden tray in which various types of jewels were set, and an inscription was written on each side of it.