Some 51 historic artifacts believed to belong to the Mesopotamian period had been seized by Turkish customs officers earlier than they may very well be smuggled over the Syrian border on Wednesday.
A car making an attempt to move by means of the Cilvegözü customs gate and cross Türkiye’s border with Syria attracted the eye of customs groups throughout inspections. During the inspection, the realm between the steering wheel and windshield that was coated with material drew the eye of the officers, and it was quickly decided that there have been numerous human and animal collectible figurines hidden underneath the quilt.
The figures in query had been despatched to the Hatay Museum Directorate to be examined by the groups of the Cilvegözü Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate on the suspicion that they is perhaps historic artifacts.
Expert evaluation revealed that the collectible figurines weren’t of Anatolian origin however as a substitute from Mesopotamian websites, almost certainly from websites in Iraq. Dating again hundreds of years, the artifacts had been product of ivory and animal bones, and had been initially cultural property produced to adorn furnishings or related gadgets.
It was said that the bone figures, that are estimated to this point 2750-2250 B.C., are much like the figures discovered within the Ur king tombs and exhibited in museums such because the British Museum, Baghdad Museum, Louvre Museum, Chicago University Museum and Syria’s Deir el-Zour Museum. The confiscated artifacts will stay underneath official safety, and an investigation headed by Reyhanlı Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is ongoing.
