INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
chock-full of priceless objects showcasing the juicy history of the nation.Headed by a cultural delegation, Nazim was accompanied by the
museum director Jebrael Nokandeh, and Mohammad-Ali Kiani, who presides over the Iranian-Foreign Affairs Cooperation of the Organization of
Iraqi minister visited the exhibition "Touch of History" for blind visitors and read about the exhibition of models of historical and
cultural artifacts.The Museum of Archeology and Art of the Islamic Period of Iran was the second museum that was visited by the Iraqi
delegation.At the end of the visit, Nokandeh presented a series of museum publications to the Iraqi minister.The National Museum showcases
ceramics, pottery, stone figures, and carvings, mostly taken from excavations at Persepolis, Ismail Abad (near Qazvin), Shush, Rey, and
brickwork.Various relics from Susa and Persepolis, such as a stone capital of a winged lion, delightful pitchers, and vessels in animal
shapes, colorful glazed bricks decorated with double-winged mythical creatures constitute highlights of the museum
Xerxes, and a striking frieze of glazed tiles from the central hall of the Apadana Palace
Also on display are a famous trilingual inscription from the time of Darius I, a bull-headed capital and carved staircase, a statue of a
sitting dog that looks like it was carved just weeks ago, and four foundation tablets inscribed in cuneiform.Another startling exhibit may
be the natural mummy of a Salt Man who was entrapped in a salt mine in the 3rd or 4th century CE.AFM
