[MSN] Sumerian Mona Lisa retrieved in Iraq

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Sumerian Mona Lisa retrieved in Iraq
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:09:35
The Iraqi police and American soldiers have recovered a famous
5,000-year-old marble statute buried in an orchard north of Baghdad.

The long-lost Sumerian 'Sayedat Al Warkaa', known among archaeologists as
the Sumerian Mona Lisa was stolen from the city's museum.

The 20-centemeter marble sculpture of a female head facial curving was found
unharmed from under six inches of dirt, BBC reported.

While 10,000 relics are still missing, Iraq has retrieved 3,500 looted
artifacts some returned by Iraqi citizens and others found in vaults around
Baghdad.

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