A selection of 10 images from a total of 14 in the unique and extraordinary collection of Elamite silver objects, dating from 3000 to 2000 BC, in the publication ‘Elam – Art and Civilization of Ancient Iran’. Most of the vessels are engraved with either linear Elamite or Elamite cuneiform script.
When Dr Mahboubian was about 30, the French scientific and cultural mission was involved in archaeological excavations Read More....
Houshang Mahboubian believes that the preservation and protection of the ancient heritage of our human and ancestral civilisations and cultures Read More....
In 1970 Houshang established the Mahboubian Gallery in London, in order to pursue his objectives of expanding and assembling his family collections in one place Read More....
Parallel with this private passion Houshang had another line of commercial activity in place. In the early 1970’s when the Iranian crude oil was Read More....
The Iranian revolution of 1979-80 represented a period of great social and financial upheavals for millions of Iranians. Read More....
In December 1984 in order to participate in an art exhibition in New York, Houshang decided to ship his collection of Achaemenid and Sassanid gold Read More....
In 2001 the Taliban, because of their extreme religious bigotry, decided to wipe out all traces of cultural heritage in Afghanistan Read More....
