Achemenid Gold Book

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11 October 2005

CAIS

The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies

24 pieces of historical artefacts were recovered from smugglers in the
�b�gh-e Feyz� district of the Greater Tehran, according to Colonel
Alireza Aqshat of Tehran Police.

The recovered artefacts belong to early 1st millennium BCE to Achaemenid period.

The most significant artefact in this recovery operation is an
eight-page book made of Golden sheets inscribed in cuneiform. This is
one of the most unique objects from the Achaemenid era, since is in a
book format.

Other objects which are of historical importance are: one golden
statue of an ibex, one necklace decorated with seven crescent
beaded-tassels, a golden bracelet decorated with rectangular and
triangular shapes, a golden bracelet with no decoration, 16 golden
earrings, three strings of beads made of precious stones in various
shapes and colours, two stone spindle-heads, two little-bells, seven
bracelets and two rings made of bronze, two bronze objects in the shape
of skeleton, bronze arrow and spear heads, one creature statute made of
bronze and a turtle stone statuate,5 bronze buttons, one copper and
four bronze coins, two silver rods and one silver hawkbell.

A farmer from Rudb�r also arrested, who found these recovered
items, during the plough. The items were sold to smugglers, and were
headed for foreign markets.

Tehran police will surrender the artefacts to ICHTO after completing their investigations. 

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