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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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Tali Maximon and Arianne Ohara WHERE IS IT NOW? This specific section of the relief is currently on permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, Iran.