SUMERIAN RELIC RECOVERED

The 'Lady of Warka' face has beenrecovered from its hiding place and restored to the Iraqi National Museum. The relic is considered one of the two most valuable pieces in the museum:

“The Lady of Warka was one of the most important antiquities stolen when looters broke into the Iraqi Museum. Many people in Iraq and in the world will be delighted with its return,” said Jabir Ibrahim, head of the department.

Ibrahim said his department received information in mid-August about a group of people trying to sell the Lady of Warka. The negotiations collapsed for unknown reasons, and the relic was subsequently hidden in the orchard, Ibrahim said.

The artifact, from the ancient city of Warka in southern Iraq, was recovered Tuesday in a joint operation conducted by U.S. military police and Iraqi police.

At 5,200 years old, the relic predates Abraham (from Iraq as well) by over 1000 years.