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2021-07-26 19:50
Police seize relics from smugglers in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 21 historical objects have recently been confiscated from two smugglers in Neyriz, southern Fars province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Sunday.
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2021-04-11 20:04
80 historical objects confiscated from smuggler in western Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated a batch of 80 historical objects from a smuggler in western Iran, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Sunday, ISNA reported.
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2021-01-20 21:11
Haul of ancient coins confiscated from smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated a haul of ancient coins from smugglers during a police operation in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.
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2020-11-04 20:00
Antique coins, swords, dagger and pistol confiscated from smuggler
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized 12 antique objects, including coins, two swords, a dagger, and a pistol, from a smuggler in Quchan, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.
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2020-09-12 19:47
Police confiscate ancient relics from illegal excavators, antique dealers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized several ancient relics from the home of an illegal excavator in northern Iran. And the objects are estimated to date back to the Parthian and early Islamic eras.
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2020-08-02 21:10
Relics dating back to Parthian, Samanid eras recovered
TEHRAN – Iranian police have confiscated ancient relics from five smugglers and illegal antique dealers in Zanjan, west-central Iran.
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2020-07-18 22:14
Millennia-old coins recovered from antique dealers in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated 750 coins, which are estimated to date back to the 1st millennium BC, from illegal antique dealers in Tehran province.
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2020-07-03 20:30
Anthropology museum ‘cleaned out’ in downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A burglar has ‘cleaned out’ a museum of anthropology, which is located within the premises of a centuries-old mansion called Sara-ye Kazemi in downtown Tehran.
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2020-06-21 01:15
Millennia-old relics confiscated in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A batch of prehistorical relics, estimated to date from the time of Mannaeans in the early 1st millennium BC, has recently been seized from an antique dealer near the city of Bukan, West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran.
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2020-05-15 19:30
Iranian police seize historical objects from smuggler
TEHRAN – A number of historical objects have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Neyshabur, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Thursday, CHTN reported.
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2020-05-03 20:03
Iran calls for return of relics confiscated in Austria
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has called for the return of relics, which were discovered from a safety-deposit box of a bank in Austria last year.
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2020-03-02 19:35
Parthian-era relics recovered from a second-hand shop in Tehran
TEHRAN – Tens of ancient relics, estimated to date from the Parthian era (247 BC – 224 CE), have recently been recovered from a second-hand shop in downtown Tehran.
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2020-01-25 20:06
Iron Age relics recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – A total of ten prehistorical objects, estimated to date from the Iron Age, have recently been confiscated from two antique dealers in Chardavol county, Ilam province, western Iran.
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2020-01-24 19:15
Seljuk-era relics found during illegal excavation
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated historical relics related to Seljuk era (1037–1194) from an illegal excavation in a house located in the city of Abhar, west-central Zanjan province.
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2020-01-19 19:18
Historical object put up for sale online confiscated
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized a historical container from a person who had put up the object on an e-commerce website for sale in Neyshabour, northeast Iran.
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2020-01-17 18:33
Tens of illegally-kept historical objects seized in Tehran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 448 historical objects which were illegally kept in a place in the city of Tehran, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-10-13 18:10
Millennia-old coins recovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated some 1,000 coins, reportedly dating back to three thousand years ago, from two antique smugglers in Miandorud, northern Mazandaran province.
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2019-10-02 20:35
Police recovers historical relics from antique dealer in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated tens of objects which are estimated to date from the 1st and 2nd millennium BC from an antique dealer in downtown Tehran.
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2019-07-13 21:34
Parthian, Safavid-era coins seized in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical coins from two smugglers in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province.
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2019-05-31 19:20
Iranian police recover haul of ancient relics
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized a haul of historical relics from a smuggler who was illegally embedded them in his car in Markazi province.
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2019-04-15 21:32
Iranian police seize historical relics in three provinces
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated a number of historical relics and coins from smugglers in provinces of Markazi, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari and Tehran, Persian media reported.
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2019-02-28 12:10
Achaemenid-era objects discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated seven prehistoric objects, which are estimated to date back to Achaemenid times, from smugglers in Rudan county, Hormozgan province, southern Iran.
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2018-12-27 09:48
Over 6800 historical objects retrieved in 9 months
TEHRAN - Police in Iran recovered 6810 historical objects from smugglers or illegal diggers over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Tuesday.
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2018-09-18 09:21
106 Parthian, Seleucid objects recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 106 historical relics from a smuggler in Harsin, Kermanshah province, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2018-08-07 09:16
Sassanid-era potteries seized in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A total of twelve Sassanid-era potteries have recently been confiscated from people who were illegally excavating in Kazerun county, southern Fars province.
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2018-05-26 21:28
Ancient gold artifacts seized from smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized a set of gold necklace and bracelet estimated to date from Sassanid era (224–651), Mehr reported.
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2018-05-14 20:51
Achaemenid-era vessels seized in Fars
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated five Achaemenid-era vessels from a rural house in Marvdasht, southern Fars province.
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2018-04-22 10:36
Achaemenid-era objects seized in Fars
TEHRAN – Two relics dating from Achaemenid-era (c. 550–330 BC) have recently been confiscated in Marvdasht, southern Fars province.
