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 area of some 17,000 square meters, hold the largest collections of ancient and medieval archaeological object in Iran, dating from palaeolithic times to the late Islamic period. Artefacts 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.

In collaboration with researches in departments of Paleolithic, Pottery, Osteology, Prehistory, History, Islam, Seals and Coins, Tables and the museum curators office of Cultural-Historical Properties, Conservation and Restoration, Photography, Public Engagement Education, Ancient Iran Museum, Museum of Islamic Archaeology and Art of Iran, and Security of the museum.

Table of Contents:

• Iran National Museum
• Ancient Iran Museum
• The Paleolithic Period (ca. 3.3 million to ca. 12 thousand years ago)
• The Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods (ca. 10,000 to ca. 5.000 Years ago)
• The Bronze Age and the Iron Age (ca. 3,000 to ca. 559 BCE)
• The Achaemenids (559 to 330 BCE)
• The Seleucids (313 to 146 BCE)
• The Parthians (247 BCE to 224 CE)
• The Sasanids (224 CE to 651 CE)
• Museum of Islamic Archaeology and Art of Iran
• The Early Islamic Period (821 to 1050 CE)
• The Saljuqs (1037 to 1157 CE)
• The Ilkhanids (1256 to 1336 CE)
• The Timurids 1370 to 1506 CE)
• The Safavids (1501 to 1722 CE)
• From the Afsharids to the Qajar (1736 to 1925 CE)