British Museum to return looted antiquities to Iraq

The eight objects were confiscated by police in May that year after the dealer failed to produce proof of ownership and were passed to the museum for analysis earlier this year. Three of the objects carry Sumerian inscriptions which identify their origin as the Eninnu temple in the ancient city of Girsu, now known as Tello, in southern Iraq.

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