Year of Object(s) Creation: 1000 BC (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 65000
Object Type(s): Jewelry
Object Material(s): gold, metal
Provenience Nation: Iraq
Provenience Location: Royal Palace of King Ashur-Nasir-PalIIat Nimrud
Year Removed from Findspot: 1989

Provenance
Start Year: 2010
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Iraq
Location: Iraq National Museum in Baghdad

Iraqi Neo-Assyrian Gold Earrings


Description:
A pair of Neo-Assyrian gold earrings

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2001
Year Claim Resolved: 2010
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Iraq
Complainant Nation: Iraq
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Christie's New York
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Company

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Editor's Notes:
Part of six cultural items returned in 2010 WHERE IS IT NOW? The earrings are held in the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq. As of June 2026 the museum was undergoing renovations.