Year of Object(s) Creation: 15th century BCE
Estimated Value ($USD): 750,000
Object Type(s):
Object Material(s): bronze, ceramic
Provenience Nation: Iran
Provenience Location: Khurvin Necropolis, Fars Province, Iran
Year Removed from Findspot: 1982

Provenance
Start Year: 1983
End Year: 2014
Circumstance of Acquisition: Illegal purchase
Nation: Belgium
Location: Brussels

Artifacts from the Necropolis of Khurvin


Description:
221 ceramic objects and 128 bronze objects dating back 3,000 to 3,500 years.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1982
Year Claim Resolved: 2014
Means of Resolution: Arbitration

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

Respondent Name: Government of Belgium
Respondent Nation: Belgium
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The artifacts are currently exhibited at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, Iran. Edited by JS *Attached image is not of the exact artifacts discussed in this entry, rather they are artifacts from other excavations*