Recovered stolen artefacts on display at the Iran national museum - in pictures

  • Visitors attend an exhibition entitled the Repatriated Boukan Glazed Brick Collection from Switzerland, at Iran's National Museum in Tehran. It took more than 40 years, after a deadly conflict with Iraq and a gruelling legal battle with looters, for Iran to recover and display stolen treasures in its national museum. All photos by AFP
    Visitors attend an exhibition entitled the Repatriated Boukan Glazed Brick Collection from Switzerland, at Iran's National Museum in Tehran. It took more than 40 years, after a deadly conflict with Iraq and a gruelling legal battle with looters, for Iran to recover and display stolen treasures in its national museum. All photos by AFP
  • A visitor attends an exhibition entitled the Repatriated Boukan Glazed Brick Collection from Switzerland, at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    A visitor attends an exhibition entitled the Repatriated Boukan Glazed Brick Collection from Switzerland, at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • A visitor attends an exhibition entitled the Repatriated Boukan Glazed Brick Collection from Switzerland, at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    A visitor attends an exhibition entitled the Repatriated Boukan Glazed Brick Collection from Switzerland, at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • Antiquities repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran on April 16, 2022.
    Antiquities repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran on April 16, 2022.
  • Boukan glazed bricks repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    Boukan glazed bricks repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    A Boukan glazed brick repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • Antiquities repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    Antiquities repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • An antiquity repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    An antiquity repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • Boukan glazed bricks repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    Boukan glazed bricks repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • Boukan glazed bricks repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
    Boukan glazed bricks repatriated from Switzerland on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran.
  • Jebrael Nokandeh, curator of Iran's National Museum in Tehran, speaks about the repatriated Boukan glazed brick collection from Switzerland during an interview with AFP.
    Jebrael Nokandeh, curator of Iran's National Museum in Tehran, speaks about the repatriated Boukan glazed brick collection from Switzerland during an interview with AFP.