Year of Object(s) Creation: 500 B.C.E (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Relief
Object Material(s): limestone, stone
Provenience Nation: Iran
Provenience Location: Persepolis, Iran
Year Removed from Findspot: 1930

Provenance
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2007
Circumstance of Acquisition: Consigned to Christie's auction house
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: London, UK
Start Year: 1947
End Year: 2005
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchase at Sotheby's auction
Nation: France
Location: Property of private collector Denyse Berend
Start Year: 1930
End Year: 1947
Circumstance of Acquisition: Illicit removal from Findspot (Persepolis, Iran)
Nation: United States
Location: Sotheby's Auction House, New York City

Iranian Persepolis Achaemenid Limestone Relief


Description:
Achaemenid Limestone Relief: Iranian, Persepolis - Unknown

Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2005
Year Claim Resolved: 2007
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Government
Complainant Nation: Iran
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Denyse Berend
Respondent Nation: France
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Edited by Tali Maximon and Arianne Ohara