November 29, 2011
The Cyrus Cylinder returns to the British Museum
More coverage of the return of the Cyrus Cylinder to the British Museum following its loan to Iran.
From:
CAIS
Cyrus the Great’ Cylinder returns to the UK in one piece
Monday, 18 April 2011 18:52LONDON, (CAIS) — The Cyrus the Great Cylinder, described as the world’s first Charter of Human Rights returned to the British Museum on Monday, following the seven-month loan to the National Museum of Iran (NMI).
The priceless Cylinder arrived in the UK just after the cultural authorities in Iran severed ties with the Louvre over the French museum’s decision not to lend Iranian antiquities to NMI.
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