The Archive · 1930

Valuable Persian Art

TREASURES, London, Oct, 12. section of the Persian art treasures which are to be displayed Jat the International Exhibition of Persian art at the Royal Academy, London, in January arrived in British' ship which reached the London docks yesterday.

The treasures include the Crown Jewels of the Shah of Persia; jowel-studded weapons and' ornaments; a set of silver vessels said to have been owned by the Abbasid Caliph, Haroun Al Raschid of Baghdad, who figures in the Arabian Nights, anda number of gold and silver woven carpets. The remainder of the exhibits will reach. London ithin the next five weeks in two parts, and the authorities will thus have ample time to display them to the best advantage for the Exhibition, which takes place during the Winter season—Wireless through

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