Authorities have seized an ancient Roman bust that a Massachusetts museum owned for nearly six decades, after evidence emerged that the piece had been looted, one of several instances in recent years.
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By Carles Grau Sivera Baghdad, Mar 21 (EFE).- After United States-led forces captured Baghdad in April 2003, many artifacts dating back to ancient Mesopotamia were looted from the Iraqi National Museum and authorities in the country are now working to retrieve the relics. More than 13,000 pieces were plundered in just six days by criminal …