Victoria and Albert Museum

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  • Ardabil carpet Yesterday 19:30

    16th-century Ardabil carpets lie far from home in London and Los Angeles

    TEHRAN - Two monumental 16th-century Ardabil carpets--woven in the Safavid court for the shrine of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili--now lie thousands of kilometers from their home, housed separately in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). 

  • Part of a frieze from the shrine of Imamzadeh Yahya being kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 2023-08-19 19:07

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Imamzadeh Yahya: a tragic tale of Iran’s stolen treasure

    TEHRAN—In the late nineteenth century, Imamzadeh Yahya, a religious shrine in southeast Tehran, fell victim to the cruel hands of looters who saw an opportunity to profit from stolen treasures.