Year of Object(s) Creation: 1900 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 2,000,000
Object Type(s): Amulet, Plaque or Tablet, Seal
Object Material(s): ceramic
Provenience Nation: Iraq
Provenience Location: Irisagrig, Iraq; various
Year Removed from Findspot: 2009 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2018
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Handed over by U.S. government
Nation: Iraq
Location: various locations, both in U.S. and Iraq
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: forfeited by Hobby Lobby subsequent to civil prosecution by US Justice Dept.
Nation: United States
Location: Homeland Security warehouse, NY, NY
Start Year: 2010
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought from anonymous Israeli and Emirati dealers
Nation: United States
Location: Hobby Lobby Stores Inc, Oklahoma City, OK

5,500 Iraqi Antiquities


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2017
Year Claim Resolved: 2017
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Government of Iraq
Complainant Nation: Iraq
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor: Eliza Rodi