Antiques
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1000-year-old historical objects discovered, seized in northeast Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Head of Law Enforcement Force of the northeast Iranian Province of Golestan announced on Saturday that 40 different antique objects, dating back to 1,000 years ago, have been discovered and confiscated in Gonbad-e Kavus, Golestan province.
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14 antiquities seized from smugglers in Jiroft
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Fourteen antique items, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC, were found in southeastern Iran, said the prosecutor's office and the revolutionary court in Jiroft, Kerman province.
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4500-year-old antique trophy uncovered in Jiroft
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Public and Revolution Prosecutor Hossein Salami revealed the discovery of a 4,500-year-old antique trophy in Jiroft, Kerman province.
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300 Sassanid era coins hauled by police
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Police officials in Iranian northern city of Qa’emshahr arrested three antique smugglers who were illegally trafficking 299 antique coins of Sassanid era.
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VIDEO: Construction work unearths antiques in Hamedan
HAMEDAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Construction work on Imam Khomeini Sq. in historical city of Hamedan has unearthed a number of antique objects believed to belong to the Median period (between 800 BC and 700 BC).
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By: Shahab Ghayyoumi
Qajar era wall art unveiled
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – "Safe-e Salam" (Greeting Queue), one of the most outstanding wall paintings of Qajar era, was unveiled in Negarestan Garden on Saturday evening. The painting depicts a greeting scene from the summer palace of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.
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Louvre antiquities to go on display in Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Following the signing of an agreement between Iran’s custodians of cultural heritage and the Louvre, a number of antique pieces from the prestigious French museum will be displayed in Iran.