Recovery
On September 7, 2010, the Associated Press reported that 540 looted treasures were returned to Iraq.
638 stolen artifacts were returned to the Iraqi National Museum after they were located in the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
On January 30, 2012, a 6,500-year-old Sumerian gold jar, the head of a Sumerian battle axe and a stone from an Assyrian palace were among 45 relics returned to Iraq by Germany. Up to than 10,000 of the National Museum pieces are still missing, said Amira Eidan, general director of the museum at the time of the recovery.
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