TEHRAN (Iran News) – A number of ancient relics, estimated to date from prehistoric times to the [early] Islamic era, have recently been seized from a smuggler in Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran. “The accused was traced and lastly arrested in Nahavand after police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about him [illegally] keeping ancient […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A number of ancient relics, estimated to date from prehistoric times to the [early] Islamic era, have recently been seized from a smuggler in Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
“The accused was traced and lastly arrested in Nahavand after police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about him [illegally] keeping ancient relics, some of which date back to the first millennium BC,” a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage and the one who seized the stash said on Saturday, Mehr reported.
Recovered objects include 13 silver and copper coins, bronze figurines, seven rings made from silver or copper, agate beads, a copper bowl, three daggers, and a semi-circular metal object, which experts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, [Tourism and Handicrafts] declared date from the 1st Millennium BC to Parthian and Islamic periods, Amir Rahmatollahi added.
The culprit was surrendered to the judicial system for further investigation, the report said.
Earlier this year, Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical coins from two smugglers in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province.
Two of the objects, made of copper, have been estimated to date from the Parthian era (247 BC–224 CE) and the two other dates back to the time of Safavid dynasty (1501–1736), CHTN quoted Hossein Asghar Qanbarzadeh, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage.
An unknown object was also recovered from the suspects, who were detained in this regard and surrendered to the judicial system for further investigation, he added.
The two were arrested while making a deal in an antique market in Bojnourd.
- source : tehrantimes, irannews
