A Persian royal rhyton crafted from pure gold, widely regarded as the best-preserved example from the ancient world. Dating back to the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), it was discovered in Hamadan and is housed at the National Museum of Iran. [1080×1350]

Worth noting that Hamadan (Ecbatana is its Greek name) was the summer capital of the Achaemenid Empire, so tons of other Achaemenid, and older, artifacts were discovered in the city:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/vlx7np/decorative_achaemenid_gold_roundel_of_a_marchant/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/vlx7np/decorative_achaemenid_gold_roundel_of_a_marchant/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/16vkr55/the_golden_rhyton_of_ecbatanas_goat_is_one_of_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/16vkr55/the_golden_rhyton_of_ecbatanas_goat_is_one_of_the/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1hv12as/the_wellpreserved_rhyton_of_rams_head_dating_back/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1hv12as/the_wellpreserved_rhyton_of_rams_head_dating_back/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1h5z52v/one_of_the_few_remaining_achaemenid_swords_in/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1h5z52v/one_of_the_few_remaining_achaemenid_swords_in/)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecbatana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecbatana)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamadan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamadan)