Year of Object(s) Creation: 3500 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Axe, Carving, Plaque or Tablet, Religious artifact, Statue, Vessel, Weapon
Object Material(s): ceramic, glass, gold, limestone, metal, stone
Provenience Nation: Iraq
Provenience Location: Iraq
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2015
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: returned by U.S.
Nation: Iraq
Location: Iraqi consulate in Washington D.C.
Start Year:
End Year: 2003
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Iraq
Location: palace of Saddam Hussein (Baghdad)

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Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2008
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

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

Respondent Name: various
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Includes head from Assyrian King Sargon II statue, early Sumerian bronze axe, water urn, door knocker, soap dish, clay tablets, glass pieces, and gold-plated objects. Editor: Eliza Rodi.