2001 Iraq Cuneiform Tablets, Seals, and Amulets
2001 Iraq Cuneiform Tablets, Seals, and Amulets

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1500 to 1700 B.C.
Estimated Value ($USD): 330000
Object Type(s): Amulet, Cylinder Seal, Plaque or Tablet
Object Material(s): ceramic, stone, terracotta
Provenience Nation: Iraq
Provenience Location:
Year Removed from Findspot: 2017

Provenance
Start Year: 2008
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Iraq
Location: Iraq National Museum in Baghdad

Iraqi Cuneiform Tablets, Seals And Amulets


Description:
362 cuneiform tablets, including 45 molded terracotta tablets, eight stone cylinder seals and nine amulets with animals

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2001
Year Claim Resolved: 2008
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Complainant Nation: Iraq
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Newark N.J. antiquities gallery
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Company

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