It has been reported that 29 Iranian antiquities and heritage artifacts have been returned from France to the National Museum of Iran in Tehran. These artifacts date back from over five thousand years ago until the Islamic period.

The director of the National Museum of Iran, Jebrael Nokandeh, has reportedly stated, “These artifacts have been donated to Iran by the descendants of one of the French ambassadors who was ambassador to Iran during World War II. These items had been taken at that time with him to France.”

It has been reported that Nokandeh also shared the following about the origin of these heritage artifacts: “At the moment, it is not possible to identify the sites where these works have been obtained, but they are similar to the works of Susa, Silk, and Persepolis sites, which will be authenticated by the experts.”

At the screening of these works, Morteza Adibzadeh, Director General of Museums said that these 29 artifacts include tubular pottery belonging to the First Iron Age, Middle Elamite period pottery, Middle Elamite period bitumen, Islamic period pottery, glazed pottery of the Seljuk period, and an earthenware plate from the Parthian period. The oldest object is a piece of pottery from the Bronze Age, which is about five thousand years old.