Written by Issy Ronald, CNN
For the primary time ever, the United States has returned a looted antiquity to the Palestinian Authority — an Iron Age ivory “beauty spoon” that’s nearly 3,000 years previous. US and Palestinian officers attended a ceremony on Thursday marking the historic repatriation on the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Bethlehem, based on statements launched by the US Office of Palestinian Affairs and the official Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA).
US and Palestinian officers met in Bethlehem Thursday for the historic repatriation. Credit: Ministry of Tourism
The beauty spoon dates again to roughly 800-700 BCE, and was used to ladle incense onto fires as choices to the gods or the lifeless, an announcement from the Manhattan District Attorney’s (DA) workplace added.
Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rula Maayah, who attended the ceremony, mentioned in an announcement that the artifact “acquires its actual scientific and archaeological worth in…
2023-01-06 10:37:09 US returns looted antiquity to Palestinian Authority for first time ever
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