Iraqi Sumerian Peg Figurine
Description:
A Sumerian Foundation figurine, circa 3rd Century BC, depicting a praying god
Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2001
Year Claim Resolved: 2008
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation
Complainant Name: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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:
"Foundation figurines were buried in the foundations of temples to establish the patronage of the ruler who built the temple
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