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This Week's DC Trivia:
Last week, while in DC to meet with President Biden, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani participated in a special ceremony at the Embassy of Iraq for what purpose: (1) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations with the U.S.; (2) to mark the repatriation of a third-millennium BCE Sumerian sculpture; or (3) to announce Iraq’s nomination to the United Nations Human Rights Council?
Answer:
On April 16, 2024, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it repatriated a Sumerian copper alloy sculpture from 2900-2600 BCE depicting a man carrying a box, possibly for offering, to the Republic of Iraq. The repatriation was marked by a ceremony in Washington D.C. with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, His Excellency Mohamed Shia’ Al Sudani; Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States of America, His Excellency Nazar Al Khirullah; United States Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski; and from The Met, Andrea Bayer, Deputy Director for Collections and Administration; and Kim Benzel, Curator in Charge, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art. The Met purchased the statue in 1955, but after provenance research by the Met’s scholars established that the work rightfully belongs to the Republic of Iraq, the Museum met with H.E. Nazar Al Khirullah, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States of America, and offered to return the work.
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