The Baghdad museum was heavilly looted in 2003. Now Dr Hamira,director of the museum, is trying to get back artifacts before they go outside of the country into some private collections in Europe or other part of the world. To do so, the museum is buying the pieces from the looters themselves. Here, Hussein from Al Fadjr (The antique black market place) made the trip to Baghdad to sell some of the pieces, he pretends to have bought from the looters of his village). Baghdad, Iraq. The 27th....
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The Baghdad museum was heavilly looted in 2003. Now Dr Hamira,director of the museum, is trying to get back artifacts before they go outside of the country into some private collections in Europe or other part of the world. To do so, the museum is buying the pieces from the looters themselves. Here, Hussein from Al Fadjr (The antique black market place) made the trip to Baghdad to sell some of the pieces, he pretends to have bought from the looters of his village). Baghdad, Iraq. The 27th. April, 2008...Le musée de Bagdad fut largement pillé en 2003. Des milliers de pièces de valeur inestimable sont parties sur le marché noir en Europe ou d'autres parties du monde. Afin de récupérer les antiquités avant qu'elles ne quittent le pays, Dr Hamira, la directrice du musée, rachète les pièces aux pilleurs eux-même. Ici Hussein, qui vient de Al Fadjr, la plaque tournante du marché noir aux antiquités, en train de vendre des pièces qu'il aurait racheté aux pilleurs de son village, au musée de Baghdad. Le musée rachète tout même les mauvaises copies...
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