[custom_adv] Part of the prominent role of the Achaemenid soldier is from the fifth century BC. [custom_adv] This work was discovered by Ernst Hertzfeldt during the excavations of the University of Chicago Oriental Institute at Persepolis between 1311 and 1312, but was unfortunately stolen in 1316. [custom_adv] The Achaemenid soldier is one of several prominent stones emblazoned on Achaemenid soldiers from the eastern staircase of Persepolis Apadana palace, and when it was stolen from the 19th staircase of Persepolis Apadana palace, no one knew how, when or who abducted it. [custom_adv] Until a woman named Brent bought the Achaemenid soldier in 1974 for an auction called the Satbiz New York Auction and held this stolen work for 30 years. [custom_adv] In March 2005, he decided to sell it through Christie's auctions, and at the time realized the auction of a monument stolen years before PersepolisThe Heritage, Crafts and Tourism Organization began its legal action with British lawyers to seize the auction and file a lawsuit to extradite to, but the London court on March 20, 2007 ruled in its favor. [custom_adv] The current French resident issued the work. [custom_adv] The Cultural Heritage Organization said it was ready to negotiate with the current holder of the work and pay for the maintenance, returning this valuable piece of national monument to its original position (Achaemenid soldier).