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Zendaya Faces Backlash Over Ancient Iranian Gold Earrings
Zendaya draws criticism for wearing 3,000-year-old Iranian gold medallion earrings at The Odyssey photocall.
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“Zendaya Faces Backlash Over Ancient Iranian Gold Earrings”
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18 Jul 2026
Los Angeles, July 18 (IANS) Hollywood star Zendaya is facing flak over earrings made from Iranian gold medallions dating back to the 1st millennium BC, making them approximately 3,000 years old.
While appearing at a photocall for the Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey in London, Zendaya paired a white Jacquemus dress with earrings made from Iranian gold medallions.
The medallions were a part of the Ziwiye hoard, or Ziwiye treasure, which Britannica describes as a “collection of Median-period art dating to the 7th century BCE.” They were discovered in Northwest Iran during the late 1940s, per CNN, reports people.com.
