Iraq's National Museum held approximately 170,000 objects, many of which curators moved to basement storerooms and vaults in March 2003 out of fear of Coalition bombing damage.
Sources
- Saving Iraq's Treasures (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2003/05/01/international-outrage-as-iraqs-national-museum-is-sacked-by-civilians (theartnewspaper.com)
- https://isac.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/shared/docs/oimp28.pdf (isac.uchicago.edu)
- https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1364/the-iraq-museum--three-wars-three-steps-from-hell/ (worldhistory.org)
- https://ajaonline.org/online-museum-review/364/ (ajaonline.org)
- https://www.foxnews.com/story/looters-plunder-iraq-national-museum-smashing-and-stealing-artifacts (foxnews.com)
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