Finds from Khatunban B, Badavar valley (Luristan) in the Iran Bastan Museum, Teheran

Abstract

&In the 1970’s there were rumours that villagers were illegally excavating tombs at Khatunban in the Badavar valley of Luristan, some 25 km. south of Harsin. During these activities a rare decorated bronze horse-bit had been found (pl. 5). This object was confiscated and deposited in the Iran Bastan Museum, Teheran. The former ICAR or Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, planned rescue excavations at Khatunban and Mr. Ali Akbar Sarfaraz was dispatched in 1975 on behalf of the “Edareye Koll-e Hefazat-e Athar-e Bastani Iran”, the “Organisation for the Protection of Historical Monuments of Iran”. He excavated seven tombs and thirteen objects were later put on display during the annual exhibi

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