Read more about the article Looted 7th Century BC Artefact Returned To Iraq After Adorning US Museum For 17 Years
Photo shows an artifact that is believed to have been stolen during the pillaging of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in 2003 and returned to Iraq by FBI, undated. Archaeologists believe the artifact, which stands only 2 1/4 inches tall and 1 1/2 inches wide, dates back 2,700 years. (FBI/Newsflash)

Looted 7th Century BC Artefact Returned To Iraq After Adorning US Museum For 17 Years

US authorities have repatriated a 2,700-year-old artefact stolen from a museum in Iraq 20 years ago. The Iron Age artefact, named 'Furniture Fitting with Sphinx Trampling a Youth', was reportedly…

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Read more about the article Customs Seize Elephant Foot Converted Into Velvet-Covered Box And Posted From England
Picture shows elephant's foot seized by customs in Weil am Rhein, Germany, undated. The package from Great Britain should have reached a recipient in Switzerland. (Hauptzollamt Lörrach/Newsflash)

Customs Seize Elephant Foot Converted Into Velvet-Covered Box And Posted From England

German customs officials in Baden-Wuerttemberg have seized a giant elephant foot sent from the UK that had been converted into a tasteless, velvet-covered container before being posted to a customer…

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