The Iraq Museum is the national museum of Iraq, located in Baghdad. The Iraq Museum contains relics from the Mesopotamian, Abbasid, and Persian civilizations. It was looted during and after the 2003 I
Exhibit during renovations in 2007
The Iraq Museum in Baghdad was looted in 2003 but has since reopened. A statue of Nabu, the 8th century BC Assyrian god of wisdom, stands before the building.
The statue of Entemena, back in the museum
The Mask of Warka, also known as the Lady of Uruk, dating from 3100 BC, is one of the earliest known representations of the human face. The carved white marble female face is probably a depiction of I
Mask of Warka, National Museum of Iraq
The Mask of Warka in the National Museum of Iraq today
The Mask of Warka, in profile, the Iraq Museum in Baghdad