Treasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts
The artefacts worn by Zendaya dated back almost 3,000 years and were loaned by a Mayfair dealer. Photograph: David Fisher/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe artefacts worn by Zendaya dated back almost 3,000 years and were loaned by a Mayfair dealer. They were bought from another London jeweller, Glenn Spiro, who mounted them with diamonds in yellow gold.View image in fullscreenGold plate showing a character fighting a lion from the Ziwiye Hoard exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
- ▪The artefacts worn by Zendaya dated back almost 3,000 years and were loaned by a Mayfair dealer.
- ▪Photograph: David Fisher/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe artefacts worn by Zendaya dated back almost 3,000 years and were loaned by a Mayfair dealer.
- ▪They were bought from another London jeweller, Glenn Spiro, who mounted them with diamonds in yellow gold.View image in fullscreenGold plate showing a character fighting a lion from the Ziwiye Hoard exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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The artefacts worn by Zendaya dated back almost 3,000 years and were loaned by a Mayfair dealer. Photograph: David Fisher/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe artefacts worn by Zendaya dated back almost 3,000 years and were loaned by a Mayfair dealer. Photograph: David Fisher/ShutterstockHeritageTreasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts Jewellery made from BC Iran worn at Odyssey photocall throws spotlight on the trade of rare archeological findsNicola Davis Science correspondentSat 25 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 07.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Odyssey has stormed cinemas, but while its take on the Homeric epic has created ripples among western classicists, it is an actor’s earrings that have made waves…
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