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March 2004 Jordan is ready to return to Iraq more than 700 stolen antiquities One of the world's leading antiquities galleries has agreed to return two limestone monuments smuggled out of Egypt in the mid-1990s. A lawyer for the dealer, Phoenix Ancient Art, which operates galleries in Geneva and New York, said he expected the steles to be turned over to Egypt next week. Jordan is ready to return to Iraq more than 700 stolen antiquities that were seized from smugglers, the official news agency Petra said. It also reported that Jordan had previously handed to Iraq 1,000 pieces of antiquities. It was not clear from where in Iraq the artifacts had been stolen. Reuters. March 30, 2004 We thank the Museum Security Network Mailinglist and Cultural Property Protection Net Mailinglist for their work. |
