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Iran national museum to hold exhibition of antiques returned from Italy

Sputnik- Iran will hold an exhibition of the artifacts that were recently returned to the country after being smuggled from it almost ten years ago, the director of the National Museum of Iran, Jebrael Nokandeh told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) The historical artifacts were delivered tothe National Museum ofIran byItaly's authorities inthe beginning ofNovember.

"We plan totransfer next week these 30 artifacts tothe Iranian museum ofantiques, which will host an exhibition, the visitors will be able tosee the whole collection," Nokandeh said. In 2008, Italy's national police seized the looted relics. Experts ofthe Iran's Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization have confirmed the antiques Persian origin.
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