11 historical relics recovered by Iranian police

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
including a dagger, metal statue, and a metal bowl were found while police forces inspected the house of an illegal antique dealer.The
said.One suspect was detained and surrendered to the judicial system for further investigation and trial.A region of raw beauty in western
Iran, Lorestan was once inhabited by Iranian Indo-European peoples, including the Medes, c
1000 BC
Moreover, Cimmerians and Scythians intermittently ruled the region from about 700 to 625 BC
Lorestan is famed for its ancient Luristan Bronzes for their eclectic array of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Iranian artistic motifs, dating
from this turbulent period.Historically speaking, Lorestan was incorporated into the growing Achaemenid Empire in about 540 BC and
successively was part of the Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid dynasties.AFM