* Ancient terra cotta pottery, other relics repatriated
* Part of effort to return stolen artifacts to Iraq
* Some discovered from contractors' smuggling scheme
By Lily Kuo
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - An ancient bead necklace, terra cotta tablets from ancient Babylonia depicting Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and posters of deposed leader Saddam Hussein were among artifacts that U.S. officials returned to the Iraqi government on Thursday.
The repatriation of the relics -- some as old as 4,000 years -- is the latest in an ongoing mission to locate more than 15,000 artifacts thought to have been looted from Iraqi museums and archeological sites since the start of the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq.
As Iraq rebuilds and U.S. forces withdraw, events such as these are even more significant, said Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraqi Ambassador to the United States.
"When we repatriate more and more items, it adds to the feeling that Iraq is recovering," Sumaida'ie told Reuters.
The relics included clay pottery and plaques dating back to 2000 to 1600 BC depicting day-to-day scenes and Mesopotamian gods. At a Christie's auction, agents found a bead necklace dating back to 2500 BC, possibly from the royal tombs of Ur, an ancient Sumerian city.
A 2006 FBI task force investigated defense contractors suspected of bribery and fraud also discovered some were also collecting and smuggling Iraqi artifacts into the United States. read more >>>
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