TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated six pieces of prehistoric objects from a smuggler’s house in Gonbad-e Kavus, northern Golestan province.

“The seized objects are comprised of a figurine, two daggers and three bronze rings estimated to date back to 2800 years ago, ”IRNA quoted Mahmoud Alifar, the police commander of Gonbad-e Kavus, as saying on Monday.

“An individual has been arrested in this regard and handed over to judiciary officials,” he added.

Gonbad-e Kavus is home to a UNESCO-inscribed brick tower of the same name that is of high architectural importance as an exemplar design of the early-Islamic-era architecture.

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