Year of Object(s) Creation: 3000 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 300000
Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Vase, Vessel, Weight
Object Material(s): chlorite, stone
Provenience Nation: Iran
Provenience Location: Jiroft region of southeast Iran
Year Removed from Findspot: 2000

Provenance
Start Year: 2011
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: transfer following litigation
Nation: Iran
Location: National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Start Year: 2004 (approx)
End Year: 2011
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought at auction from England, France, Germany and Switzerland
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: Barakat Galleries, London

18 Iranian Vessels


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2006
Year Claim Resolved: 2011
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Complainant Nation: Iran
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Barakat Galleries
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
7 vases, 4 cups, 3 weights, 2 jars, a bowl, and a vessel. Editor: Eliza Rodi.