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Christie’s bosses are facing a lawsuit over a £1.3million ancient clay tablet

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Christie’s bosses are facing a lawsuit over a £1.3million ancient clay tablet after it was seized in the US amid suspicion it was looted from Iraq after first Gulf War The tablet carries a fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a 4,000-year-old poem It is preserved in an early writing system, where dents are made … Read more

Raft of clay tablets thought to be from ancient Middle East when seized at Heathrow are FAKES

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Raft of clay tablets and pots thought to be from ancient Middle East when seized at Heathrow are FAKES say the British Museum – and could have been on their way to con a wealthy collector ‘These consignments confirm the importance of vigilance on the part of our law enforcement agencies’  Pair of trunks filled … Read more