Head of a Woman

From Uruk (present-day Warka, Iraq). c. 3300-3000 BCE. Marble, height 8″ (20.3 centimeters). Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

 

 

 

NPR Article

Chasing Down the Thieves of Baghdad  

 

 

SF Gate Article

Iraq’s treasured Lady of Warka returns home / 5,200-year-old mask looted in April from museum turns up in farmer’s yard

 

 

NBC News Article

Sumerian Relic Recovered From Hiding Place

 

 

The New York Times Article

The Mask of Warka