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Romania to Return the Smuggled Iranian Rhyton
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05 February 2008 |
LONDON,
(CAIS) -- The Romanian
cultural officials has finally decided to return a priceless pre-Islamic rhyton
to Iran.
The decision was announced following negotiations between Iran's Cultural
Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization (ICHHTO), and a Romanian
delegation.
The rhyton in shape of ibex, possibly was discovered in northern and
northwestern Iran had been smuggled into Romania.
According to UNESCO's “Convention
on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and
Transfer of Cultural Property”, the States Parties should take
appropriate steps to recover and return any such cultural property to the State
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