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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs "Top 30" Missing ArtifactsIn April of this year, thousands of artifacts were discovered missing from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. In response to the looting, the United States Government dispatched a team of military investigators and Special Agents from the United States Customs Service from the United States Central Command Joint Inter-Agency Coordination Group. Two of the team's objectives were to identify what was stolen and to recover as many artifacts as possible. Below are the "Top 30" missing major display pieces from the museum galleries. It is hoped that making these photographs available on-line will facilitate their recovery. Missing Artifact
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Recovered 1. IM #45434,
US Customs #1. Sumerian white marble mask of female deity, life-size,
21.5cm |
Recovered 2. IM #77823, US Customs
#14. Bassetki Statue, with Akkadian inscription, copper, 25.5x70cm,
weighs 150KG |
3. IM #56642, US Customs
#4. Ivory plaque of lion killing a Nubian, Assyrian from Nimrud,
1x10.5cm base, 9.8 high |
4. IM #513,
US Customs #28. Bronze bull in bas-relief, Sumerian period, 46x91cm |
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IM #5, US Customs #3. Gray diorite statue of Entemena , Sumerian,
15x76cm, weighs 150KG |
6. IM #unknown,
US Customs #23. Copper head of Goddess of Victory, from Hatra, almost
life-size. |
7. IM #58086,
US Customs #12. Gray stone head of female deity, from Hatra, almost
life-size, 7x39x70cm |
8. IM #73005,
US Customs #7. White marble head of Poseidon, from Hatra, life-size |
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9. IM #73004, US Customs #8. White marble head of Apollo, from Hatra, life-size |
10. IM #73041,
US Customs #9, White marble head of Eros-Cherub, from Hatra, almost
life-size |
11-19. IM #24730,14168,
US Customs #41-49. 9 sand-colored cuneiform bricks. Each piece slightly
different, but roughly. 10x30x30cm. Full view and close-up. |
20-21. IM #10253A,
9619A, US Customs #52-53. 2 Gray Islamic tombstones, 10x23x35cm |
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22. Catalogue
#277, IM #A677, US Customs #13. Islamic wooden left door, right
recovered. 40x213cm |
23. IM #8221,
US Customs #16. Sumerian Plate inlaid with shell, 13.5x27cm |
24. IM #78205,
US Customs #17. Sumerian “Domino” Plate inlaid with shell,
7x14x28cm |
25. IM #5572,
US Customs #29. Upper part of Sumerian sand-colored, stone statue
of male priest, almost life-size, 15.2x38cm |
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Similar in appearance
26. IM #unknown, US Customs #60. Marble money box, from Hatra, 61cm dia, 45cm high. Similar, but with straight sides and may be without the lid. |
Similar in appearance
27. IM #unknown, US Customs #54-56. 3 Islamic period stucco ornaments from single exhibit, from Kufa. Photo similar to actual piece., 7.6x12.7x20cm |
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Recovered 28. IM #118622,
US Customs #57. Assyrian bronze model ceremonial chariot, 1 meter
square with four sides and axle |
Similar in appearance
29. IM #unknown.
Chair back white ivory relief, from Nimrud, Assyrian period. 1x50x91cm.
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Similar in appearance
30. IM #84075,
US Customs #51. Black Babylonian boundary stone with inscription,
photo shows front and back, 17.5x37cm |
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