PERSIAN TREASURES
MYSTERY SHIP’S PRICELESS - cargo. Telegraph .—Copyright.] , ~ . LONDON,, September 30. . Somewhere in the Red Sea there is .. a mystery ship hurryipg to, Britain . carrying Persian treasures valued at ~ nearly three millions, sterling for exhibition at the Royal Academy at the New Year. This, ship is indeed ,an. argosy of art, her cargo including jewel-encrusted swords, shields, and . sceptres, some of the emeralds being as Jarge as a man’s .hand, from the Shflh’s Crown jewels. There aye . also .exquisite carpets, woven in gold', silver
and silk from famous mosques, as well p.A, priceless manuscripts, miniatures, e.nd brocades which were transported from Teheran and the Persian Gulf by air to avoid the dangers of breakage* by camel transport over the mountain passes. Sir Denison Ross, one of the organrisers, says that the vessel’s name has not been revealed, owing to fears, that pirates may waylay her. • , <t
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1930, Page 5
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146PERSIAN TREASURES Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1930, Page 5
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