Iraq recovers 4,200-year-old Akkadian seal stolen from museum in 1991


By Jamal

BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraq has recovered an ancient seal dating to the Akkadian civilization around 2250 B.C. that was stolen from the Duhok Museum in 1991, the Iraqi News Agency reported Wednesday.

The Iraqi Embassy in London received the artifact during a handover ceremony on Tuesday, marking a new step in Baghdad's campaign to track down and reclaim cultural items smuggled out of the country.

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