Ziwiye hoard

Ziwiye hoard
Gold rhyton in the form of a ram's head from the hoard, Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran
Ziwiye hoard is located in West and Central Asia
Ziwiye hoard
Shown within West and Central Asia
Ziwiye hoard is located in Iran
Ziwiye hoard
Ziwiye hoard (Iran)
Coordinates36°15′44″N 46°41′16″E / 36.26222°N 46.68778°E / 36.26222; 46.68778
TypeHoard
Duck vase, Louvre

The Ziwiye hoard is a treasure hoard containing gold, silver, and ivory objects, also including a few gold pieces with the shape of a human face, that was uncovered in a plot of land outside Ziwiyeh castle, near the city of Saqqez in Kurdistan Province, Iran, in 1947.