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Emergency Red List of Iraqi Antiquities

Posted by Jeff (Guest) jeff@attoz.com - Wednesday, November 5 2003, 17:37:30 (EST)
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Emergency Red List of Iraqi Antiquities at Risk

Taken from http://icom.museum/redlist/irak/en/index.html

Suspicious characteristics:

Any object with reference numbers written on it and any object that shows traces of reference numbers in ink. The inventory numbers of the Iraq Museum generally follow the mention "IM" (abbreviation for “Iraq Museum”).

Any object with Cuneiform ("wedge-shaped") writing on it. This writing is composed of horizontal, vertical or oblique strokes with triangular ends, impressed or incised into the material. Cuneiform looks like a lot of small triangular depressions arranged in patterns. Early examples look like picture writing. It is found especially on objects of clay and stone, but also metal, ivory, and pottery.

Any object with Aramaic writing on it (alphabetic writing, mostly engraved or in ink).

The Red List includes the following categories
of objects (arranged in order of how frequently they appear on the art market):

1. Tablets of clay or stone with cuneiform writing.
2. Cones and any other objects with cuneiform writing.
3. Cylinder seals of stone, shell, frit, etc.
4. Stamp seals of stone, shell, etc., and their impressions.
5. Ivory, bone plaques and sculptures.
6. Sculpture, 3-dimensional and relief.
7. Vessels / Containers (large or small).
8. Jewellery, carved gems and personal adornments.
9. Manuscripts, calligraphy, books and archival documents.
10. Architectural and furniture fragments.
11. Coins.

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