Assyrian sculpture claimed by Iraq sells for $31 million in New York

Assyrian sculpture claimed by Iraq sells for $31 million in New York Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said the gypsum carving had been looted and demanded its return Mina Aldroubi and Rob Crilly An Assyrian gypsum relief of a Winged Genius.Reign...

November 1, 2018 at 5:36 pm Voices read more

Iraq’s Cultural History on the Auction Block

Iraq’s Cultural History on the Auction Block Marie-Helene Carleton and Micah Garen Christie’s, the auction house in New York, is poised to sell an artifact called “An Assyrian Gypsum Relief of a Winged Genius” from the famed Iraqi archaeological site...

October 31, 2018 at 2:51 am Voices read more

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Assyrian sculpture claimed by Iraq sells for $31 million in New York

Iraq’s Cultural History on the Auction Block