Reports from Bagdad state that some of the most valuable arcnaeolagicaJ treasures, jointly excavated .at Urkiss by representatives of the University or Pennsvlvania and the British Museum, have 'been lost to the excavators through their peremptory allotment to the Bagdad Museum, which has become possessed of a treasure whose value exceeds all the rest combined. It is a large inlaid plaque representing a milking scene, dating 6000 years back. Bagdad also receives GiQfX) ok. gold scarabs, a seal of King Annipada and a perfectly painted vase, which is the earnest specimen of pottery known. Excavation has temporarily ceased owing to the hot season.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 178, 22 April 1924, Page 8
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