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Wednesday, 24th August 2005 (4081 views)

Iraq is a country renowned for its ancient gold artefacts but many of these may be lost as during the Iraq war looters ransacked the Iraq Museum, reports Sheila Farr for the Seattle Times.<br/><br/>The recently released book 'The Looting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia' details the extent of the losses although its main focus is an historical look at the Iraq collection.<br/><br/>Luckily, the Nimrud gold discovered in the 1980s and once exhibited at the Iraq Museum is safe. <br/><br/>This immense golden treasure consists of a crown, an ornamental headband, 79 earrings, 20 rings, 14 armlets and 90 necklaces in addition to various bowls.<br/><br/>Although looters have returned some of the stolen items, 8,000 objects from the museum remain unlocated.<br/><br/>A photographic exhibition by Noreen Feeney and edited by John Simmons entitled 'The Secret of Nimrud' is currently on show at the Iraq Museum and can be viewed online.<br/>

 

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