A Survey of the History of Iran on the Basis of Iran National Museum Collections English 1396

Photography: Neda Hossein Tehrani and Nima Mohammadi Fakoorzadeh. Iran National Museum, Comprised of the Iran Bastan (Ancient Iran Museum) and the museum of islamic Art and Archaeology of Iran, is one of the largest and arguably the most important museum complex in Iran. The two museums, which together cover an erea of some 17,000 square meters, hold the largest collections of ancient and medieval archaeological object in Iran, dating from paleolithic times to the late Islamic period. Artifacts include pottery vessels, bone, stone, glass, Wooden and metal objects, textiles, books, Coins and many other important items, most of which come from scientific excavations or surveys in Iran.