New discovery: Part of newly found Viking treasure in Scotland belongs to ancient Iran
Pars Today - Ten years after the discovery of the Viking treasure in southern Scotland, experts announced that part of this collection came from Iran.
The Viking treasure in southern Scotland, which contains more than 5 kilograms of silver, gold and other materials, is described as one of the most important archaeological finds of the century in the UK.
The silver lid container found in this treasure is still wrapped in ancient fabrics and the surface of the container was initially only visible through X-ray scans.
According to Pars Today, quoting the Guardian, experts say that this container originally came from Iran and was transferred to the other half of the world over 1000 years ago.
The fabrics around this ancient container have now been partially removed and the container has been cleaned using a laser to reveal the details of the design, including the crowns, fire temples, leopards and tigers on it.
The images of crowns, fire temples, leopards and tigers is unusual in Western Europe, but is related to Zoroastrian symbolism (the religion of the Sassanid Empire).
The Sassanids were the last empire of Iran before the early Muslim conquests from 632 AD.
Key phrases: Ancient Iran, Iranian civilization, Viking treasure, ancient history
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