Men who wore jewellery!

It can be said that wearing earrings was one of the main characteristics of ancient Iranian men, you can hardly find any Persian or Parthin king without earrings, for example look at a bust of Shapur the Great:

So? Just what is different from the last twenty five or so years here in the USA?

But, myself, never!

A popular way to display wealth and power.

Of course! I did once wear a gold chain around my neck, but my divorce from that chain, made me put it in a box!

The Israelites wore earrings and nose-rings. These were melted down to make the golden calf

Controversial picture of Ottoman sultan

Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan;Servant of the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina,
father of Suleiman the Magnificent

According to the legend, just women and male slaves could use earing in that time.  He was using earing because he seemed himself as a slave of god

but today, there is disagreement about this painting. Some authorities say, this guy is Shah Ismail from Iran

Originally posted by Cyrus Shahmiri Mughal kings usually wore earrings too

 

I try to remember this, but it is a bit difficult. In Turkish, we call them "Babür", so every time just for a second,  when I hear the word of Mughal, I firstly shock(like, what is that?)   and I also found another turkish source. it says maybe Mughal king Jahangir

Originally posted by Cyrus Shahmiri   anyway it can't be Shah Ismail, he had reddish-brown hair and beard, a painting of Shah Ismail:

Yes, I saw that painting too. Firstly, we need to say something about them, maybe some of you don't know. Sultan Selim and Shah Ismail lived in same period.

Selim's this painting is famous in Turkey but now some authorities say, he didn't use earring so it is historical problem in Turkey. They are mentioning about earring traditions("mengûş") in some Shia groups (like Hayderis) and Ismails some miniatures which shows him with earrings.

It can be also imaginary painting too. Painter could have mixed the legends about Asian Sultans. Whoever is that guy, this is a painting of a man who wore jewellery

The Asante nobility wore so much gold jewelry that some actually needed to be carried or supported by attendants because while wearing it they wouldn't be able to stand of their own accord.

In which country in North Africa were men known to wear earrings :S It's actually badly looked upon in both Arab and muslim culture.

No my friend, Moroccans did not use to wear earrings either in the time of the Moors or nowadays. I myself being Moroccan can assure you that it's not socially accepted for a man to wear earrings.

I guess you might actually be right, except that morocco was never under Ottoman rule but still true for the rest of North Africa.