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Wax effigy of Avicenna unveiled at Tehran museum

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August 23, 2015 - 0:0

Iranian Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi (R) unveils a wax effigy of Iranian physician and philosopher Avicenna (980–1037 CE) at the Museum of Luminaries at Tehran’s Milad Tower on the eve of National Avicenna Day and Physicians’ Day, August 22, 2015. Center for Strategic Research Director Ali-Akbar Velayati (C) and a thespian staging a living sculpture performance are also seen in the photo. (Mehr/Majid Asgaripur)

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