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Iraq Museum
( 2003-11-12 14:08) (AP)
The Bassetki Statue, (around 2300 B.C.), the
27th and most sought-after item, is on display in Baghdad's Iraqi National
Museum, Tuesday, Nov 11, 2003. Several hundred ancient artifacts stolen
from the Iraqi Museum during the wave of looting that hit Baghdad after
the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime have been returned to the museum,
officials said Tuesday. Among the most important relics is this
4,300-year-old copper Bassetki Statue that shows the lower part of a man
with cuneiform inscriptions commemorating the victories achieved by an
Akkadian king. [AP] |
A wood and bronze brazier dating back to
858-824 B.C. is on display in Baghdad's Iraqi National Museum, Tuesday, Nov
11, 2003. Several hundred ancient artifacts stolen from the Iraqi Museum
during the wave of looting that hit Baghdad after the fall of Saddam
Hussein 's regime have been returned to the museum, officials said
Tuesday. This relic is one of the most important relics, dating to
the reign of Assyrian King Shalmaneser III in the 9th century B.C., which
is a representation of a wood and bronze brazier with which Assyrian kings
warmed themselves. [AP] |
U.S. Army soldiers secure the Iraqi Museum in
Baghdad, Tuesday, Nov 11, 2003.
[AP] |
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