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Washington returns to Baghdad «Goddess of Love and War»
09/07/2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
restored U.S. officials for the Iraqi government antiques antique some dating back to Babylonian times, including the holding of beads and paintings of pottery, one of the Ishtar Goddess of Love, War and holdings belonging to the former president.
and received the Iraqi government, these antiques, some dating back to 4000 BC, as part of the task underway to determine the place of more than 15 thousand pieces looted from Iraq's museums and its archaeological sites since the start of US-led invasion in 2003. He Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraq's ambassador to the United States, these efforts are particularly important with the rebuilding of Iraq and the readiness of U.S. forces to withdraw from the country by the end of the year. Sumaida'ie said to Reuters, "When we brought home more and more of the pieces is rooted feeling that Iraq is recovering." and include antiques utensils and paintings from Pottery "terracotta" from 1600 to 2000 BC, depicting the daily life of the gods of Mesopotamia. And found experts in the auction at Christie's to hold the beads dating to 2500 BC is believed to be from the royal tombs of Ur, one of the ancient Sumerian cities.
and has achieved a particular task belonging to the FBI, "F. me. ie," in 2006 with the contractors in the field of Defence accused of receiving bribes, fraud, and some were collected and smuggled antiquities Iraq to the United States. During the investigation found the men "F. me. no" on the ceramics and pottery, which is confidence Crimes Section Professional of it original pieces looted. said Ronald Hosco responsible for the criminal division in the office Field of the Federal Office in Washington, "as well as to uncover the fraud scheme contractors we restore to the people of Iraq these historical artifacts that are priceless." discovered other pieces on the site "Craigslist" for services advertising on the Internet. In September 2010, contact the men dressed from "F . me. "any vendor Antiques was then a soldier in the U.S. Army and has advertised on the site.
and when he met the men in his home offered to a thick slab of marble from the palace of Saddam in Baghdad. Prior to the confiscation piece told them that he bought from a vendor in Iraq. Kumar said Cable, deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the United States has 1,200 rounds of art to Iraq.
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