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2025-11-09 16:35
UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Cylinder highlights Iran’s role in human rights, museum director says
TEHRAN – The recent UNESCO recognition of the Cyrus Cylinder as one of the earliest documents on human rights is a source of national pride and a reaffirmation of Iran’s contribution to universal human values, the director of the National Museum of Iran said on Sunday.
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2025-11-07 16:48
UNESCO recognizes Cyrus Cylinder as one of world’s earliest human rights charters
TEHRAN - UNESCO’s General Conference on Thursday adopted a resolution recognizing the Cyrus Cylinder as one of the world’s earliest declarations promoting cultural diversity and human rights.
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2025-10-31 16:57
Iran, Tajikistan seek UNESCO label for Cyrus Cylinder, famed as world’s first charter of human right
TEHRAN – Iran and Tajikistan have jointly submitted a draft resolution to the 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference seeking recognition of the Cyrus Cylinder as a global symbol of early human rights and cultural diversity.
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2025-08-20 09:35
Sheila R. Canby, who shaped the study of Islamic art, dies at 76
TEHRAN - The world of Islamic art history is mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished figures, Sheila R. Canby, who passed away this week.
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2024-01-17 17:27
Iran stands firm against transfer of Cyrus Cylinder to Jerusalem
TEHRAN – Iran is to take legal action against a possible transfer of the revered Cyrus Cylinder to Jerusalem, scheduled to take place next fall in the form of a loan exhibition by the British Museum.
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2023-08-30 18:25
Relief of bearded man, recovered from the UK, passes microscopic tests
TEHRAN – The authenticity of a recently recovered bas-relief has been confirmed after it passed a series of special microscopic tests in a Tehran laboratory.
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2023-08-19 19:07
By Afshin Majlesi
Imamzadeh Yahya: a tragic tale of Iran’s stolen treasure
TEHRAN—In the late nineteenth century, Imamzadeh Yahya, a religious shrine in southeast Tehran, fell victim to the cruel hands of looters who saw an opportunity to profit from stolen treasures.
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2023-07-19 18:29
From soldier to prince: new perspective emerges on recovered Sassanian relief
TEHRAN – An Iranian researcher specializing in Sassanid bas-reliefs believes that a recently recovered relief from the UK depicts a prince or a man of royal blood, not a soldier.
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2023-07-10 18:41
Recovered Iranian carving seized by UK border patrol goes on show at National Museum
TEHRAN – This morning, an ancient Iranian carving returned by the UK after it was recovered from smugglers at Stansted airport was put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2023-06-30 17:56
Tehran museum to put Sasanian relief recovered from smugglers in UK on display
TEHRAN – A Sassanian relief returned by the UK after being recovered from smugglers in Stansted airport will be on display at the National Museum of Iran in the near future.
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2023-06-24 18:43
UK returns smuggled ancient artifact to Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in London has received a smuggled relief of a bearded man believed to originate from the Sassanian Empire (ca 224 – 651 CE).
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2023-05-14 21:29
Measures taken to return looted Sassanid relief home from England, Iran tourism minister says
TEHRAN – Necessary measures have been taken to return a smuggled Sassanid relief home from England, the Iranian tourism minister has said.
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2023-05-05 19:49
London exhibit delves into luxury and power in Persia, Greece relations
TEHRAN - London’s British Museum is currently hosting a fascinating exhibition titled “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece”, which explores the relationship between luxury and political power in ancient Iran and southeastern Europe between 550-30 BC.
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2023-04-02 17:38
Smuggled Iranian bas-relief worth £30m seized at UK airport
TEHRAN – UK authorities have seized a smuggled Iranian bas-relief carving expected to be worth £30 million.
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2023-02-19 21:00
Archaeologists hail find of Sumerian palace in southern Iraq
TEHRAN –Archaeologists have recently discovered the remains of a lost Sumerian palace in the ancient city of Girsu in southern Iraq.
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2023-01-28 18:32
Travel back in time to Persepolis, capital of mighty Achaemenid Empire
TEHRAN - Persepolis was one of four important cities that made up the center of the mighty Achaemenid Empire that once stretched from the Indus River to Ethiopia.