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2022-04-29 20:00
Sassanid-era bas-relief undergoes urgent restoration
TEHRAN – An urgent restoration work has commenced on a Sassanid-era (224–651) bas-relief in Mamasani, southern Fars province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-03-13 21:46
Archaeologists carve special drainage to shield royal bas-relief in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has carved a precise drainage system behind a royal bas-relief in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in order to protect the massive rock-carved art from absorbing moisture which accelerates its erosion.
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2022-03-08 20:52
Help! Majestic treasures of Sassanid art under invasion of lichens, fungi, and leaky rocks
TEHRAN – Some of Tang-e Chogan bas-relief carvings, celebrated as majestic treasures of Sassanid art, are under threat of complete destruction due to lack of proper maintenance and natural causes such as lichens, fungi, and the leakage of water through the rock-carved reliefs.
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2022-02-05 20:00
National webinar to discuss inscriptions, oral heritage of Iran
TEHRAN – A national webinar has invited linguistics, historians, anthropologists, and experts of other disciplines to discuss characteristics and changes of texts and oral heritage of Iran from prehistorical times to the present.
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2021-12-29 21:00
Discover Iran’s ‘oldest’ bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Iran is somehow an open-air museum of ancient and prehistoric heritage, which testify to the colorful past of the nation yet many of them are nearly lost in time. Among those, Anubanini bas-reliefs are widely believed to be the oldest rock reliefs in the country.
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2021-12-14 21:16
Iran historical linguistics investigated
TEHRAN – Over the past year, 31 researchers have conducted investigates on historical linguistics of homeland in terms of ancient bas-reliefs, inscriptions, and coins to name a few.
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2021-12-06 16:33
Stolen bas-relief discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Massive pieces of stolen bas-relief carving have recently been found in the Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, in southern Fars province.
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2021-09-21 18:28
‘Important’ bas-relief carvings discovered near Persepolis
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have discovered a number of “important” bas-relief carvings in mountainous areas near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2021-09-14 18:49
Sassanid bas-relief to be installed on original place atop steep canyon
TEHRAN – Fars province’s tourism directorate is set to reinstall a massive bas-relief, attributed to the Sassanid king Shapur I, on its original place near the entrance of a cave atop a steep canyon in southern Iran.
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2021-09-12 21:57
Ancient bas-relief discovered near Persepolis
TEHRAN – An ancient bas-relief carving has been discovered in Naqsh-e Rajab near the UNESCO-designated Persepolis in southern Iran.
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2021-09-08 19:00
Tange Vashi: a getaway to escape the summer heat
TEHRAN - Summertime has always been synonymous with relaxation and adventurous trips and in this regard, Tehran and its surroundings do not disappoint.
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2021-08-22 18:29
Relief depicting scene of Greco-Persian Wars discovered in Turkey
TEHRAN - Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey have recently discovered a bas-relief, which depicts a battle scene between the Persians and the Greeks in the fifth century BC.
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2021-04-28 21:39
Experts clean famed bas-relief in southern Tehran
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has cleaned the well-known 19th-century bas-relief, which is carved on a rock face in Cheshmeh-Ali, southern Tehran.
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2021-04-14 10:32
Sarab-e Qandil: a puzzling Sassanid bas-relief in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Sarab-e Qandil (literary meaning “Ice-cold Spring”), is one of many reliefs in southern Iran, which may still bear untold stories. Its isolation from frequented roads might explain its excellent state of conservation: it was not accessible for vandals.
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2021-04-12 22:12
Rock-hewn tomb, bas-relief carvings to undergo restoration in western Iran
TEHRAN – Restoration work is set to commence on a historical rock-hewn tomb and several associated bas-relief carvings, which are situated in Sarpol-e Zahab, western Iran.
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2021-03-05 22:40
Cheshmeh-Ali gains natural heritage status
TEHRAN – The historical, cultural, and recreational site of Cheshmeh-Ali, which is situated south of the Iranian capital, has been named a natural heritage amidst hopes to safeguard it for the next generations.
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2020-12-07 17:57
Ancient petroglyphs discovered in Iran’s Lorestan
TEHRAN – Some ancient petroglyphs have recently been found on the outskirts of Aligudarz in Iran’s Lorestan province.
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2020-12-04 18:46
Discover puzzling royal bas-relief in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Sarab-e Qandil (literary meaning “Ice-cold Spring”), is one of many reliefs, which may still bear untold stories.
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2020-10-31 19:30
‘Head’ of Achaemenid soldier found in passenger’s baggage
TEHRAN – A prehistorical bas-relief carving, depicting the head of an Achaemenid soldier, has recently been found in the baggage of a passenger during a routine police investigation near the city of Na’in, central Iran.
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2020-07-20 19:23
“Hand of Achaemenid soldier” attached to bas-relief in Persepolis
TEHRAN – The left hand of a huge Achaemenid-era (c. 550 - 330 BC) bas-relief carving, depicting a soldier grabbing a spear, has recently been attached to the rock-carved art after decades in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Iran.
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2020-05-13 23:01
Ancient Iranian relief depicting victory over enemies restored
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists and restorers have completed an intricate restoration project on a 3rd-millennium-BC bas-relief, which depicts the victory of a King over his enemies. The relief is carved on the face of a rock cliff in Salas-e Babajani county, Kermanshah province.
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2020-04-28 21:00
Restoration of Iran’s royal equestrian relief nears completion
TEHRAN – A restoration work on the equestrian relief of Hormizd II, the Sassanid king (r. 303 BC– 309), will be completed within the next week.
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2020-04-27 22:23
Sassanid-era bas-relief discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A historical bas-relief carving, which is estimated to date from the Sassanid era, has recently been found in the vicinity of Naqsh-e Rostam, a royal rock-hewn necropolis in Fars province, southern Iran.
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2020-04-08 01:15
Ancient bas-relief discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient bas-relief carving, which depicts human being figures, has recently been discovered in western Iran.
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![A view of Sarab-e Qandil (literary meaning “ice cold spring”), a royal bas-relief dating back to Sassanid-era (224-651 CE), near modern Kazerun, Fars province, southern Iran. It depicts a queen offering a lotus flower to her husband [widely believed to be the Iranian king Bahram II (r.276-293)].](https://media.mehrnews.com/d/2020/02/01/2/3368196.jpg)
2020-02-01 20:20
Sarab-e Qandil: what ambiguous bas-relief hint at Sassanid monarchy?
TEHRAN - Reliefs bear significant testimony to fragments of the history of mankind as well as the art history, itself. Reliefs can be found more or less in each corner of Iran, and even the globe. Who knows, maybe some of them are still having untold stories.
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2019-12-14 19:39
Recovered Achaemenid ‘guard’ to go on show at Milad Tower
TEHRAN – A limestone relief of an Achaemenid Persian guard, which was brought back home from the U.S. last year, will go show in a month-long exhibit at Tehran’s Milad Tower.
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2019-12-01 18:23
Vandalized prehistorical bas-relief restored in western Iran
TEHRAN – A 3rd-millennium-BC bas-relief, vandalized on a rock surface in western Iran earlier in September, has been restored without damaging its other undestroyed sections.
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2019-10-15 20:46
Apadana Staircase leads you to mythical arts of Persia
TEHRAN – Apadana Staircase is one of the most striking sections of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Iran.
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2019-09-06 17:38
Millennia-old bas-relief found in western Iran
TEHRAN – A bas-relief, estimated to date from over 3,000 years ago, has recently been discovered in Kermanshah province, western Iran.
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2019-05-06 21:30
Recovered Achaemenid guard on tour to southern Iran
TEHRAN - A previously recovered limestone relief, depicting an Achaemenid Persian guard, is to be delivered to the Persian Gulf Anthropological Museum for a loan exhibit in Bandar Abbas, southern Hormozgan province.
