Historical Artifacts
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Invaluable stolen Hafez book of poetry recovered by a dutchman
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – A stolen 15th-century book by the famed Persian poet Hafez has been recovered by a Dutch art detective after years of changing hands from one country to another.
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By: Majid Asgaripour
1,700 centuries-old clay tablets returned from US on display at National Museum
TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – As many as 1,700 centuries-old clay tablets, which have been recently returned to Iran from the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, are put on display at the National Museum of Iran.
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Iran plans to return home 1,300 stolen artifacts
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Iran is following up in earnest to return home a collection containing as many as 1,300 stolen historical items by the end of September, head of Iranian cultural heritage organization said Saturday.