Year of Object(s) Creation: 400 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 1,200,000
Object Type(s): Carving, Panel, Relief, Relief
Object Material(s): limestone, stone
Provenience Nation: Iran
Provenience Location: Persepolis site
Year Removed from Findspot: 1936

Provenance
Start Year: 2017
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Seized by Manhattan District Attorney's Office from Rupert Wace at the European Fine Art Fair at Park Avenue Armory
Nation: United States
Location: Manhattan district attorney’s office
Start Year:
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Bought by Rupert Wace from AXA Insurance Company
Nation: United States
Location: New York
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly stolen from and returned to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, but the curators kept the insurance money and let the AXA Insurance Company take possession of it
Nation:
Location:
Start Year: 1950 (approximate)
End Year: 2011
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly donated to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts by Frederick Cleveland Morgan
Nation: Canada
Location: Montreal
Start Year: 1936
End Year: 1950 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly stolen from Iran in 1936
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Location:

2 Achaemenid Iranian Bas-Relief Carvings


Description:
The bas-relief carvings were confiscated by the Manhattan district attorney’s office from the European Fine Art Fair at the Park Avenue Armory. They are currently in the process of being repatriated to Iran.

Case Status: Unresolved
Year Claim Initiated: 1936
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution:

Complainant Name: Iranian Government
Complainant Nation: Iran
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: United States Government
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher Clarification Notes: . The image is not of the object but rather of the immortals carving at the Persopolis site. . These objects were created during the Achaemenid Era (550-330 B.C.E.).