TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized a patchwork of historical relics from a person who was illegally keeping them in the northwestern city of Sarab.

The objects are comprised of painted potteries, engraved earthenware, pieces of metalwork and personal ornamentations made of stone, CHTN reported on Saturday.

Experts from the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization have estimated the relics date back to the 1st millennium BC.

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