By Soudabeh Sadigh
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A rhyton with head of an ibex
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Based on previous agreements, representative of
Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) will
head for Romania to redeem the Iranian
rhyton belonging to the
first millennium BC.
Tehran, 21 November 2007 (CHN) – Representative of ICHHTO is due to
make a visit to Romania to bring back the ancient Iranian rhyton. Based on
previous diplomatic negotiations between Iran's Embassy in Romania and the
authorities of this country, the returning of this rhyton will be made by
agreement of Romanian cultural heritage authorities. This historic artifact
which belongs to the 800-1000 BC was smuggled out of Iran.
Announcing this news, Omid Ghanami, deputy head of the legal department of the
ICHHTO told CHN: "With following the case through the retrieval committee of
ICTTO, this rhyton will be returned to its home country."
Expressing his satisfaction with the trend of retrieval of Iranian historical
relics due to its membership in UNESCO's 1970 and 1995 conventions, Ghanami said
that Iran is also following the case for redeeming its historic objects from
Italy and United Arab Emirates.
Regarding the characteristics of this rhyton, Masoud Nosrati, director general
of Museums and Exhibitions at ICHHTO, said to CHN: "After conducting expert
studies on the pictures sent by Romanian authorities from the ibex rhyton, it
became evident that this historic object belongs to Iran and most probably must
have belonged to the northern parts of Iran."
Rhyton is a kind of cup with the head of an animal, usually in the shape of a
lion, horse, ibex, or winged lion attached. According to Nosrati, some other
rhytons similar to this one have been discovered in Iran and one of the most
similar ones was found in Kalouraz region in Gilan which is currently kept in
Iran's National Museum.
Deputy head of the legal department of ICHHTO or one of the other authorities of
this Organization will fly to Romania next week to take this historic rhyton
back to its home country.
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