Recently recovered antiquities are displayed at the foreign ministry, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Over 17,000 looted ancient artefacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to Iraq's Culture Ministry on Tuesday, a restitution described by the government as the largest in the country's history. The majority of the artefacts date back 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia and were recovered from the U.S. in a recent trip by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhim. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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